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Engendering Industries: Advancing gender equality to improve business performance.

Advancing women's economic empowerment worldwide. 

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Explore Best Practices for Advancing Women in the Workplace

The Engendering Industries Best Practices Framework outlines nearly 100 actions companies can take to advance women's workforce participation. Take our online assessment and use our curated resources and tools.  

 

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Advancing women's economic empowerment worldwide. 

USAID's Engendering Industries program supports companies in advancing women's workforce participation in lucrative sectors worldwide. 75% of our partners observed business improvements.

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USAID’s Engendering Industries program supports companies to increase women's economic empowerment in lucrative industries worldwide.

12,900

The number of women hired and promoted by partner companies since 2017.

1,000

The number of "first women" hired into positions at partner companies that had historically only been held by men.

68%

Percentage of partner companies that now promote women at the same rate as men, or higher in 2023.

75%

Percentage of partner companies that observed improved business performance, which they attribute to more gender-balanced teams. 

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