Gender Equality Knowledge Center

Women represent half of the world’s employment potential, but are underrepresented in the global workforce at all levels. When women serve as leaders and employees of companies, businesses benefit, and performance improves. The top 25 percent of companies in male-dominated industries with the most gender-diverse executive leadership teams are 47 percent more profitable than those in the bottom 25 percent. Learn more.

Collecting, analyzing, and using sex-disaggregated data for decision-making is critical for organizations to identify the most significant gender equality gaps and make data-informed strategic plans. Engendering Industries has developed a suite of tools that help companies generate the data they need for strategic planning and informed decision-making. Learn more.

Workplace policies are fundamental for establishing a positive workplace culture and fostering each employee’s work experience and career progression. Gender, social inclusion, and diversity policies are building blocks that create an enabling environment for equality. Learn more.

Companies that use survivor-centered approaches and create safe and violence-free workplaces perform better across several business metrics. These organizations achieve higher productivity, lower turnover, stronger company brand and reputation, and increased ability to attract and retain top talent. Learn more.