Located in 2015 remains a topic at linking women in various sectors of the economy and high levels or senior management of companies. It requires a paradigm shift and cultural thoughts that make the mix of skills, aptitudes and profiles are considered as key within companies.
The United Nations believes that empowering women to participate in economic sectors is essential to build strong economies, establish more stable societies, development objectives and sustainability, improve the quality of life of families, and promote business practices.
They have established seven “Principles for Empowerment of Women” of the United Nations. These deal with issues of corporate leadership for gender equality; equal treatment between men and women; ensuring health, safety and welfare of men and women within the company; promoting education, training and professional development; implementing practical business development, supply chain and marketing that empower women; promoting equal participation by women in decision-making; and make public the commitment to respect and promote the rights of women.
A business engagement is required to give movement to these principles, ie there must be a way to promote gender equality and to analyze the strategy so that it is aligned with the target.
Some advice given to companies to analyze gender issues are:
1. Perform an internal diagnostic practices of equality, non-discrimination and labor within the company, verifying as the recruitment process is done and what information is being made public in sustainability reports or to the Global Compact.
2. Check if there is an area within the company to ensure and perform follow up on issues of equality and non-discrimination.
3. Train and sensitize all staff on gender, equality and non-discrimination, promoting leadership.
Also UN last year launched the campaign “I For She” with a movement and united leadership for gender equality, which is seeking men and boys participate in break is generated silence and for gender equality. The campaign was attended as a spokesperson for the actress Emma Watson.
According to the OECD, “increasing the education of women and girls contributes to greater economic growth. A higher level of education accounts for about 50% of economic growth in OECD countries over the past 50 years. ”
According to the report by McKinsey & amp; Company, entitled Women Matter in 2014: “Economic empowerment of women is good business. Companies benefit greatly increasing opportunities in leadership roles for women, something that has proven to increase organizational effectiveness. It is estimated that companies where three or more women hold senior executive functions have a higher performance in all aspects of organizational effectiveness. “
On 10 and 11 March will be held the Annual Event on Principles of Empowerment of Women ‘Unlimited Potential: Business for Gender Equality’ in New York, where he will have the dialogue of Hillary Clinton and Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations.
The business engagement for human rights and, in this case, women continue to take and increasing its relevance.
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Economic empowerment of women is good business. Companies benefit greatly
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