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The Women’s Employment Program provides clients with the tools and resources they need to strengthen gender inclusion within their operations, resolve labor issues, increase employee engagement, benefit from inclusive sourcing, and enhance company performance. The Program’s toolkits, case studies, and solutions are intended for companies, business coalitions, and women’s networks.

 

Key Business Drivers

We work upwards from the employee level, striving to boost performance throughout the entire organization. Beginning with an assessment of the client organization and the women they employ, the Women’s Employment Program provides clients with insights and tools that are tailor-made to solve their challenges and achieve transformative change.


Our Services

Preliminary Gender Workforce Assessment

This diagnostic examines human resource data, policies, employee experience, and company operations. Clients receive a report with recommendations and a suggested action plan.

EDGE Gender Certification

Clients selecting this service will receive access to the EDGE Diagnostic Tool as well as a diagnostic report, benchmarking, and recommendations for a Gender Action Plan. These clients have the option to obtain the internationally-recognized EDGE gender certification.

In-Depth Customized Advisory

IFC has a suite of gender advisory products which can be customized to the client’s needs. These include Training and Leadership Development Solutions, Childcare Assessments, and Gender-Based Violence Programs.

Women-Owned Companies in Supply Chains

IFC provides solutions to increase the inclusion of women entrepreneurs into global supply chains through the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi).

Support to Business Networks & Peer-learning Platforms

IFC supports industry associations and national business councils to educate members on gender-smart solutions and make company-specific commitments to implement gender actions.

eMagazine

LESSONS FROM WOMEN LEADERS IN HEALTH CARE

As governments and healthcare companies across the world race to address the COVID-19 pandemic, one trend has been clear: Women are the majority on the front lines responding to the global health crisis.

Leading through COVID-19

Our Clients

From garment manufacturing to tourism, from retail operations to food manufacturers, we work with a highly diverse field of international clients. Our clients include:

Pakistan Business Council
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Maxport Limited, Vietnam
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Metro Markets, Egypt
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Serena Hotels, Pakistan
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An employee at work on the factory floor at Maxport Limited, Vietnam
Photo © Dominic Chavez/International Finance Corporation

Second slide

An employee at a Metro Market store in Cairo, Egypt
Photo © Metro Markets

Third slide

A line employee poses for a photograph while packing products at a Bauducco facility in Brazil
Photo © Bauducco

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This program is implemented in partnership with the government of Canada.

RESOURCES

  • eMagazine: Leading Through COVID-19
    Lessons from Women Leaders in Health Care
  • Guide: Enhancing Employee Productivity & Well-Being in Challenging Times
  • Report: Women’s Leadership in Private Health Care
  • Report: SheWorks Global Partnership
  • Report: Tackling Childcare
  • Report: Investing in Women: New Evidence for the Business Case
  • Case Study: Metro Markets Creates Jobs and Careers for Women
  • Case Study: Pakistan Business Council Helps Boost Women’s Employment
  • EDGE Certification
    Economic Dividends for Gender Equality

IN THE NEWS

  • Vietnam factories see benefit in gender-friendly policy
    15-March-2020
  • A Garment Factory with a Difference
    09-March-2020
  • Gender-friendly corporate policy helps ensure stable workforce and development
    07-March-2020
  • IFC: Serena Hotels First in Pakistan to be Recognized for Gender Equality Efforts
    13-February-2020
  • Serena hotel obtains global gender equality certification
    09-February-2020
  • IFC partners with Serena Hotels
    12-June-2019
  • Serena Hotels join hands with International Finance Corporation to further women employment
    11-June-2019
  • Maxport - IFC Promotes Gender Equality to Drive Business Growth in Vietnam
    19-March-2019
  • PBC - PSX, WOB Pakistan, IFC and PBC join to Ring the Bell for Gender Diversity
    08-March-2019

CONTACTS

Tania Lozansky
Global Head—Advisory,
Manufacturing, Agribusiness & Services
tlozansky@ifc.org

Sanola Daley
Gender Lead—Advisory,
Manufacturing, Agribusiness & Services
sdaley@ifc.org

Farzin Mirmotahari
Lead—Distributor and Retail Platform,
Manufacturing, Agribusiness & Services
fmirmotahari@ifc.org

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