Results

Our Results

USAID’s Engendering Industries program increases workforce gender equality at 68 companies across 39 countries on six continents. The program's approach is comprised of six key pillars. Implemented together, these pillars tangibly increase workplace gender equality and improve business performance at partner companies worldwide.
USAID’s Engendering Industries partners have implemented more than 940 interventions at their companies, advancing gender equality while improving business performance in the process.

Engendering Industries partners have increased gender equality and improved business performance.

USAID’s Engendering Industries program supports 47 longer-term partners* across 30 countries to increase gender equality in male-dominated industries, with tangible gender equality and business performance results.

75%

Observed business improvements

46%

Observed improved employee retention

43%

Observed organizational reputation

28%

Observed revenue improvements

* Life of project results reported on this page are from 47 longer-term partners, who have worked with the program for two or more years. Results are from 2017-2024.

Working with Engendering Industries, partners have increased the proportion of women across their workforce.

12,900

Women hired or promoted by partners since 2017

4,200

Women hired or promoted into technical and leadership roles since 2020

74%

Partners who have increased the proportion of women on staff since 2015

6,600

Young women and girls enrolled in internships and trainee programs at partner organizations since 2021

With Engendering Industries support, partners have implemented over 950 actions to increase gender equality.

Created 80 gender equality-related policies

Participants invested over 6,900 business days implementing gender equality actions

Reached 6,200 female students and job seekers through school outreach and career development events

Engendering Industries' comprehensive approach creates transformational change.

The program trained 233 company employees to become gender equality and change management champions through our programs. Learn more.

Our coaches provided 332 business days of change management coaching to partner companies. Learn more.

Engendering Industries supported partners to collect, use, and analyze gender-disaggregated data, enabling partners to strategically plan, prioritize, and implement gender equality interventions. Learn more.

* Life of project results from 68 partners between 2017-2024.

Case Studies

Using Data to Advance Gender Equality

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Engendering Industries collaborated with partners in El Salvador and Senegal to collect, analyze, and use labor market data to advance gender equality.
Developing a Workplace Sexual Harassment Policy

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This case study shares lessons from Engendering Industries’ partner, Eko Electricity Distribution Company, in Nigeria.
Female Perspectives Raise Revenue for Indian Power Utility

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Partner utility BSES Rajdhani Power Limited in India deploys female field staff to improve community relations, reduce electricity theft and illegal connections, and increase revenue.