Resources: Going Further
Representation
The front lines of gender inequality
McKinsey Quaterly Five Fifty: read a five minute briefing on gender equality, or dive deeper with additional fifty minutes worth of material on gender equality.
Representation
UN System-wide Strategy on Gender Parity
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, launched a new strategy on gender parity. The strategy provides a roadmap to reach parity at the senior levels of leadership by 2021, and ultimately in 2028 across the board.
Change Management
Delivering through Diversity
McKinsey and Company's research report demonstrates that supporting diverse representation in companies is smart business, and creates organizations that are more innovative, successful, and talented. It also recommends four main strategies for creating an inclusive organization.
Representation
30% Club
The 30% Club was created as a cross-business initiative aimed at achieving 30% women on UK corporate boards through voluntary, business-led change.
Trade
Enhanced Headhunters Code of Conduct
The voluntary code sets out seven key principles of best practice, including setting diversity goals, defining the client brief to balance experience with relevant skills, and giving support during the selection process.
Representation
Gender Parity: Research Updates
Resources from GQUAL's conference on gender parity research, with summaries of workshops, conclusions, and recommendations.
The Global Gender and Environment Outlook
GGEO is is a collaborative project between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Strategic Partners to bring gender issues to the heart of environmental assessment and decision-making. Through their annual report and resources, GGEO offers the latest global analysis from a gender lens.
COP 23 Gender Action Plan
Member States at the annual Conference of the Parties (COP23) adopted a new roadmap to incorporate gender equality and women’s empowerment in climate change discourse and actions.
Change Management
GBA+
Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) is an analytical tool used to assess how different genders may experience policies, programs, and initiatives.
GVAData - The Geneva Data Portal
Explore this database to find the most relevant publications on gender and the Sustainable Development Goals that International Geneva has to offer.
The gender gap in employment: What's holding women back?
The ILO has created a handy infographic using data to examine barriers facing women in the workplace.
The Women at Work initiative: The push for equality
In preparation for its centenary, the ILO has prepared the Women at Work report reviewing the barriers women face in the workforce, including barriers to entering the workforce in the first place.