Empowering Female Workers in the Apparel Industry

Empowering Female Workers in the Apparel Industry

The apparel industry is the 4th biggest sector in the world, providing jobs for around 60 million people, with around 80% of those being women. Despite the size of the industry, women who work in this sector often face low wages, long working hours, poor working...
Advancing more women leaders in financial services

Advancing more women leaders in financial services

Women are significantly underrepresented in leadership positions of financial services. A new BCG global study finds that, although finance and accounting employ men and women equally, women hold only about one-third of senior finance positions. The discrepancy is...
Sectors with high risks of gender inequality

Sectors with high risks of gender inequality

190 million women work in global supply chains, 48% of the total workforce. They are mostly working in low skilled, low paid jobs at the beginning of the supply chain (production).  Women face gender-specific impacts in all sectors, but are especially impacted in the...

Why collect gender-disaggregated data from suppliers

Collecting gender-disaggregated data from suppliers by businesses is of key necessity. In order to identify human rights risks in the supply chain, it is important to collect information (data) that provides a better understanding and insight in the supply chain, all...