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USAID’s Engendering Industries partners have implemented nearly 450 actions and interventions to increase gender equality in their organizations, and report tangible improvements in business performance as a result.
USAID’s Engendering Industries program supports 41 organizations across 27 countries to increase gender equality in male-dominated industries, including the energy and water sectors. Using the program’s Best Practices Framework for Male-Dominated Industries, the program provides partners with the tools and resources they need to implement gender equality interventions across the employee life cycle. This is coupled with demand-driven change management coaching by the program’s equality experts, and participation in the Gender Equity Executive Leadership Program (GEELP), a 12-month course developed and delivered in partnership with Georgetown University McDonough School of Business.
Project Impact by the Numbers (2017–2020)
Gender Equality
- $1.15M in direct and in-kind investment by partner organizations to implement gender equality initiatives
- 1,115 women hired by partner organizations through 44 recruitment and hiring initiatives; 7 percent into leadership roles and 22 percent into technical roles
- 995 women promoted; 28 percent into leadership roles and 29 percent into technical roles
- 6,105 female employees trained at partner organizations on technical and soft skills to advance their careers
- 2,066 female students and job seekers reached through 52 school outreach and recruitment events
- 220 girls enrolled in internships and trainee programs
- 443 gender equality best practices implemented across the employee life cycle
- 57 policies related to gender equality created at partner organizations
Business Performance
- 11 partner organizations directly attribute coaching efforts to increased employee retention
- 5 partner organizations explicitly linked increased gender equality to decreased revenue loss
- 3 partner organizations credit gender equality initiatives with improved image and reputation
Last updated: February 23, 2022
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