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Tools and guidance

WOW鈥檚听toolkits and guidance provide practical advice and examples for a business audience. They illustrate opportunities to increase women鈥檚 economic empowerment in supply chains.

• Aligning gender- related activities to EU Regulations: An overview of EU reporting and disclosure topics (January 2025). This report provides an overview of how organisations, based or trading in the EU, can report against their gender-related activities in line with current and emerging EU regulations.

• Investing in women鈥檚 economic empowerment to strengthen supply-chain resilience (September 2024). This toolkit is for multinational companies that have supply chains in low and middle-income countries. It outlines how investing in women can reduce supply chain risks, including those related to climate change and human rights. The toolkit is designed to provide sustainability and procurement teams with the knowledge and tools to improve sustainable practices and supply chain management. The report includes several real-world case studies across a range of sectors including agriculture and mining. The examples illustrate how companies benefit from women鈥檚 economic empowerment.

• Integrating gender into the design, implementation and monitoring of carbon credit projects (September 2024). This guidance is for project developers in the voluntary carbon market. It aims to help them create carbon credit projects that benefit everyone, including improving outcomes for women.

• Supply chain decarbonisation with a gender lens (December 2023). In March 2023,听WOW听hosted an event with businesses to crowdsource ideas which fed into the development of this report on Scope 3 decarbonisation with a gender lens. This report is predominantly aimed at multinational businesses with supply chains in developing countries that are taking steps to decarbonise. It is particularly relevant to businesses in sectors that rely on significant numbers of women in their supply chains, for example in agriculture and clothing. It provides practical steps and actions that businesses can take on their decarbonisation journey, with examples and case studies.

• . This report consolidates findings from action-oriented research partnerships conducted by the听WOW听programme with Primark, Waitrose, and the Ethical Tea Partnership in Pakistan, Kenya and Malawi respectively. It also includes a desk-based study with Waitrose to assess potential impacts on women workers in the Kenyan horticulture sector during decarbonisation efforts. The report aims to guide future programme activities for companies with agricultural supply chains. It offers insights and potential actions in collaboration with other stakeholders.

• . This research brief details the issue of data gaps on women in global value chains (GVCs). It looks at how addressing these gaps will lead to improved responses to workers鈥� needs, better management of business risks and enhanced responsible business practices. It is written for companies or practitioners engaging in GVCs (particularly those in the garment, agriculture and/or personal care sectors) which rely heavily on women workers.

• . This rapid research report builds on the findings of the听WOW听听report. It draws on emerging data about how women workers fared through COVID-19, including women in global value chains. The report argues for proactive strategies by companies and policymakers to rebuild more gender-equal value chains in the COVID-19 recovery. It presents recommendations for achieving this.

• . In this report, the WOW programme explores the issue of unequal and unpaid work and care among garment workers in Bangladesh. The briefing paper presents an overview of current knowledge about unpaid care in the sector. It shares findings from primary research conducted with garment workers in 2019.

• . The transition to Net Zero will impact many of the most vulnerable women working in global supply chains around the world. The听WOW听programme collaborated with Business Fights Poverty and the Harvard Kennedy School Corporate Responsibility Initiative to create a toolkit for business on gender and climate. It will support businesses to incorporate gender considerations into the action they are taking on climate change throughout their supply chains.

• . This guide was developed to support businesses to take tangible steps towards understanding and addressing women鈥檚 invisible labour. It explores how businesses rely (both directly and indirectly) on women鈥檚 invisible labour for the resilience, productivity and success of their supply chains. Drawing upon real life examples, the report illustrates how business can act on invisible labour and accelerate progress toward a gender-equitable world.

• . This paper explores how increasing the economic empowerment of women in global value chains can reduce the risk of modern slavery.

• (PDF, 3.16 MB, 84 pages). This detailed curriculum aims to support trainers including local government and NGO staff, to deliver a 5-week couples training course on gender equality and family management of resources. It includes practical exercises to familiarise smallholder famers with issues such as budgeting and valuing productive and non-productive roles equally.

• (PDF, 15.1 MB, 16 pages). This community engagement guide was developed as part of the WOW partnership with Waitrose, which focused on empowering women in the horticulture supply chain in Kenya. The purpose of the guide is to help Village Based Agents and lead farmers trained by Waitrose鈥檚 delivery partner, Farm Africa, to facilitate dialogues within their communities on gender and social norms.

WOW Helpdesk resources

The听WOW听Helpdesk provided proactive guidance and support on priority themes for women鈥檚 economic empowerment across听FCDO economic development portfolios. These reports provide advice and information for policymakers, programme designers and implementers.

Climate change and green growth

• Integrating gender in the design of scaled-up or new British High Commission Tanzania programmes (March 2024). A summary of entry points for integrating gender equality into the design of 5 British High Commission Dar Es Salaam鈥檚 programmes. It addresses how each programme contributes to the 4 pillars of the high commission鈥檚 climate and environmental strategy.

• Building women鈥檚 economic empowerment into climate transitions (March 2024). Pre-reading for an FCDO conference at Wilton Park from 18 to 20 March 2024.

• Women鈥檚 economic empowerment and climate change (January 2024). An update of the 2021 guidance to help the UK government better understand the differential effects of climate change and support the inclusion of women in climate action. It summarises new evidence and presents a revised framework for action.

• ,. A review of the status of gender-inclusive design in electric vehicles, with a focus on 2-wheelers and 3-wheelers.

• , , , . A desk-based review of the evidence on women鈥檚 economic empowerment in blue economy sectors in Small Island Developing States where women often take up more precarious, lower paid and less visible jobs. It presents the status, trends and barriers. It looks at how to achieve economic empowerment for more marginalised women. It identifies what works to prevent and respond to violence experienced by women working in these sectors.

• , . Ahead of the Climate Change Conference (COP26) the UK government set up a grant-based, demand-led Technical Assistance Rapid Response Facility (RRF) to the response of the Energy Transition Council (ETC) to requests for support arising from the ETC-country dialogues. This rapid desk-based research looks at the key issues around the economic empowerment of women, people with disabilities and other excluded groups. It aims to support interventions of the Rapid Response Facility.

• , . This primer brings together the latest thinking about how women鈥檚 economic empowerment and climate change intersect. Together with the听, it was produced ahead of COP26 to support the UK government to better understand the differential effects of climate change and the inclusion of women in climate action.

• , . This briefing, together with the听, was produced ahead of COP26. It aimed to help the UK government better understand the differential effects of climate change and identify opportunities to secure decent jobs for women, as part of the transition to a Net Zero economy.

• . Identification of potential economic opportunities for urban women and youth in the green-growth and low-carbon sectors in Mozambique. It aims to inform the design of new interventions to be implemented by the MUVA programme. was created to help the MUVA programme identify all the questions it needs to consider in further research.

Data and measurement

• , . An overview on the extent to which the main economic and foreign trade databases in Mexico are disaggregated by gender.

• . A report to support DFID and FCO-funded Good Governance Fund Armenia to integrate women鈥檚 economic empowerment into the design of the next phase of their economic programming.

• . This paper provides an international analysis of best practice in the field of women鈥檚 economic empowerment measurement and compares this to current听FCDO听(then DFID) and UK government practices. It also aims to provide practical recommendations to increase effectiveness and consistency in the ways in which women鈥檚 economic empowerment is measured.

• . A stocktake of existing practices in measuring women鈥檚 economic empowerment in DFID and UK government economic development programmes.

• . An overview of the current state of global databases on women鈥檚 labour force participation, and on paid and unpaid work. It explores issues of data availability and comparability, and ways in which time use data has been used to address gender equality and women鈥檚 economic empowerment.

Health

• , . A desk-based review to help FCDO understand how the private sector has included women鈥檚 economic empowerment in their value chain response and recovery efforts from COVID-19. It includes information on what FCDO can do to support the private sector to 鈥榖uild back better鈥� and assist women returning to work.

• . A rapid review of evidence to provide early examples of evidence, practices and issues for consideration. Evidence has focused on low and middle-income countries, but also on higher income countries where relevant information could be applicable.

• . A rapid review of existing written evidence to share 鈥榬eal-time鈥� information about what is happening to women informal workers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• . A snapshot of how COVID-19 economic stimulus measures undertaken by sovereign governments can impact women鈥檚 economic empowerment. It provides a brief overview of emergency fiscal and monetary stimulus policy options and their potential impact on women, drawn from examples of responses to previous economic crises.

• . A rapid evidence review on how best to use sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) to influence demographic transition and examples of integration of women鈥檚 economic empowerment interventions within SRRH Programming.

• . A desk-based review of the evidence on sexual and reproductive health and rights interventions in the workplace and women鈥檚 economic empowerment.

Infrastructure, trade and private sector development

• . Workshop 1 shared the Women鈥檚 Empowerment Principles (WEPs), providing positive examples of companies in the region that have implemented them and troubleshooting obstacles to their implementation. : workshop 2 was for companies that have already signed up to the WEPs, offering an in-depth focus on their implementation and guidance on integrating GESI approaches into operations and strategies.

• . A desk-based review to help FCDO understand how the private sector has included women鈥檚 economic empowerment in their value chain response and recovery efforts from COVID-19. It includes information on what FCDO can do to support the private sector to 鈥榖uild back better鈥� and assist women returning to work.

• . This brief explores the existing linkages between unilateral trade preferences and women鈥檚 economic empowerment. It aims to provide a series of recommendations for the future UK Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)

• . A summary of priority issues and interventions that will contribute to ensuring work for women in the emerging ready-made apparel sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. It focuses on rights at work and social dialogue pillars. It is in line with International Labour Organisation (ILO) core labour standards and the principle of 鈥榙ecent work鈥�.

• . A review of infrastructure development and delivery-related interventions within the Global Infrastructure Development Programme (GIP). It explores which have the greatest potential to strengthen women鈥檚 economic empowerment outcomes.

• . This report and the explores ways of transition from basic education to jobs in the labour market for adolescent girls and young women. It focuses on conservative and conflict-affected regions in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Sindh and Balochistan in Pakistan. It aims to maximise programmatic potential for economic empowerment for women and girls, and define ways to measure progress.

• . A rapid evidence review to understand the context of violence and coercion by officials, especially customs officials, at border crossings. It aims to inform the customs element of a new DFID-funded tax and customs programmes.

• . Facts about investments, entrepreneurship and women鈥檚 economic empowerment.

• . A mapping of evidence on the nature and prevalence of sexual harassment in the garment sector.

• . A synthesis of evidence on the links between gender, social inclusion and trade. It highlights women鈥檚 different roles in trade in selected middle-income countries. It identifies key evidence gaps relevant to the Prosperity Fund鈥檚 focus on non-tariff barriers to trade in middle-income countries. It also identifies good practice tools, approaches and interventions that integrate gender, social analysis and appraisal into trade programming. This aims to support gender equality, women鈥檚 economic empowerment and inclusive growth.

• . A desk-based document review of Trade Mark East Africa鈥檚 progress on gender mainstreaming.

• . A review of gender and women鈥檚 economic empowerment inclusion in DFID Burma鈥檚 Business for Shared Prosperity Programme.

• . A mapping of good practice examples of economic development programmes that aimed to include and empower marginalised groups, particularly people with disabilities. The sectoral focus is the strengthening of energy and water infrastructure. It also includes as interventions to boost trade, particularly through direct business support and Industrial Zones.

• . An interactive workshop that aims to provide tools and approaches to equip Manufacturing Africa to address key elements. These include:

  • strategies for success: understanding the business case for gender smart manufacturing
  • the cost of disregarding social safeguarding: win or lose?
  • positioning for gender smart investing in practice: show me the money!

Integrating women鈥檚 economic empowerment into policies and standards

• , . Information on how discriminatory laws affect women鈥檚 economic empowerment. This includes the lessons about eliminating legal barriers to women鈥檚 full and equal participation as employees, managers and business owners.

• . A snapshot of how COVID-19 economic stimulus measures undertaken by sovereign governments can impact women鈥檚 economic empowerment. It provides a brief overview of emergency fiscal and monetary stimulus policy options and their potential impact on women, drawn from examples of responses to previous economic crises.

• Information on the听countries in Africa that have removed taxes and duties from sanitary products and the results of these policy decisions, including on the economic empowerment of girls and women.

• . A report to provide assistance to UK embassies and high commissions abroad for Product Safety and Standards in the design of interventions for current and future Prosperity Fund programmes.

• . A Gender and Inclusion and Women鈥檚 Economic Empowerment Toolkit for newly-elected Colombian mayors and governors. It aims to raise awareness and build their capacity on integrating gender and inclusion and women鈥檚 economic empowerment into sub-national government policies, plans and projects.

• . Information to raise awareness and build capacity of newly elected Colombian mayors and governors on gender and inclusion and women鈥檚 economic empowerment. It identifies how these can be integrated into sub-national government policies, plans and projects.

• . Evidence-based arguments for the inclusion of a gender and women鈥檚 economic empowerment lens in DFID鈥檚 work on tax policy, with case studies.

Labour market 鈥� including transition from education

• , . An evidence review of sexual exploitation and harassment of women and girls during their early careers (鈥榮ex-for-jobs/advancement鈥�).

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• . An assessment to strengthen the British Embassy of Mexico鈥檚 awareness of why women work in the informal economy in Mexico. It also explores the benefits of women working in the formal economy and the barriers in accessing formal work. The evidence was used by the British Embassy in Mexico in discussions with the Government of Mexico and the Mexican private sector.

• . Assessment of robustness of the terms of reference developed for 鈥渟ocio-economic study on gender in job search and recruitment听 identification of barriers to women鈥檚 economic participation and proposals for corrective actions to stakeholders鈥�. It provides evidence on the barriers that Algerian young women face in transitions from education to decent work. It identifies strategies to overcome these barriers.

• . An exploration of evidence on the impact of self-help groups and girls鈥� clubs on livelihoods on employment, earnings, consumption and poverty.

Programme design

• Integrating gender in the design of scaled-up or new British High Commission Tanzania programmes (March 2024). A summary of entry points for integrating gender equality into the design of 5 British High Commission Dar Es Salaam鈥檚 programmes. It addresses how each programme contributes to the 4 pillars of the high commission鈥檚 climate and environmental strategy.

• . Identification of potential economic opportunities for urban women and youth in the green-growth and low-carbon sectors in Mozambique. It aims to inform the design of new interventions to be implemented by the MUVA programme. A was created to help the MUVA programme identify all the questions it needs to consider in further research.

• . Guidance and entry points for Prosperity Fund programmes to take advantage of the opportunities and manage the risks of new technologies for gender and inclusion and women鈥檚 economic empowerment.

• . A report to support DFID and FCO-funded Good Governance Fund Armenia to integrate women鈥檚 economic empowerment into the design of the next phase of their economic programming.

• . Assessment of robustness of the terms of reference developed for 鈥渟ocio-economic study on gender in job search and recruitment听 identification of barriers to women鈥檚 economic participation and proposals for corrective actions to stakeholders鈥�. It provides evidence on the barriers that Algerian young women face in transitions from education to decent work. It identifies strategies to overcome these barriers.

• . Evidence to inform the design of the Prosperity Fund Horn of Africa Programme to ensure听 transformative outcomes to women entrepreneurs, traders and market actors in Ethiopia and Somaliland. It has a focus on sustainability.

• . A review of infrastructure development and delivery-related interventions within the Global Infrastructure Development Programme (GIP). It explores which have the greatest potential to strengthen women鈥檚 economic empowerment outcomes.

• . Evidence to ensure gender equality, social inclusion and women鈥檚 economic empowerment are integrated within the programme design of the next phase of GGF Moldova.

• . Information to help shape the business case for a new investment climate and economic transformation programme: TEIGR. It aims to ensure that gender is mainstreamed and specific interventions are designed to advance women鈥檚 economic opportunities.

• . This report and the explore ways of transition from basic education to jobs in the labour market for adolescent girls and young women. It focuses on conservative and conflict-affected regions in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Sindh and Balochistan in Pakistan. It aims to maximise programmatic potential for economic empowerment for women and girls, and define ways to measure progress.

• . Evidence on the relationship between gender equality, women鈥檚 economic empowerment and growth, and key drivers to ensure opportunities are maximised by the Prosperity Fund.

• . This country brief identifies key gender gaps and barriers in China related to Prosperity Fund areas of intervention, the enabling environment, and opportunities to address gender inequality and promote women鈥檚 economic empowerment.

• . A synthesis of evidence on the links between gender, social inclusion and trade. It highlights women鈥檚 different roles in trade in selected middle-income countries. It identifies key evidence gaps relevant to the Prosperity Fund鈥檚 focus on Non-Tariff Barriers to trade in middle-income countries. It also identifies good practice tools, approaches and interventions that integrate gender, social analysis and appraisal into trade programming. This aims to support gender equality, women鈥檚 economic empowerment and inclusive growth.

• . An assessment, informed by an evidence review and framework developed by IFPRI (2017), of evidence on the contribution of 鈥榓dditional interventions鈥� along 3 potential impact pathways:

  • links between women鈥檚 land rights and women鈥檚 agency and decision-making
  • links between women鈥檚 land rights and interventions and increases in women鈥檚 productivity/incomes in farming and other agricultural related livelihoods
  • links between women鈥檚 land rights and improved productivity and/or income in non-agricultural livelihoods

• . A review of gender and women鈥檚 economic empowerment inclusion in DFID Burma鈥檚 Business for Shared Prosperity Programme.

• . This paper provides an analysis of the gender responsiveness of programmes within the听FCDO听(then DFID) Commercial Agriculture Team.

• , . A concise summary of current evidence, good practice and resources for integrating the priorities and needs of women and people with disabilities in the Prosperity Fund Global Future Cities programme.

• , . Guidance and recommendations on how to better integrate Women鈥檚 Economic Empowerment into the 5-year strategy of the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania Investment Project.

• . An interactive workshop that aims to provide tools and approaches to equip Manufacturing Africa to address key elements. These include:

  • strategies for success - understanding the business case for gender smart manufacturing
  • the cost of disregarding social safeguarding: win or lose?
  • positioning for gender smart investing in practice: show me the money!

Women鈥檚 economic empowerment (general)

• Checklist for integrating gender, equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) across FCDO economic development programmes. Guidance on enhancing FCDO support for inclusive growth across different stages of programming, using an adapted economic inclusion framework.

• . . This paper is a reference guide on unpaid care and domestic work for people working in international organisations. It sets out the evidence-base for action. It summarises what initiatives work to ensure that the extent and impacts of unpaid care and domestic work are recognised, reduced and redistributed. The paper demonstrates that there are different ways to address the disproportionate amount of time women spend on unpaid care.

• , , , . An evidence review of progress since the UNHLP in 2016 which looks at the latest evidence on the 7 drivers of transformation of women鈥檚 economic empowerment.

• , . An evidence review of the literature on the barriers to women鈥檚 economic empowerment and what works to overcome these challenges. It is aimed at UK government staff, particularly those who are not specialists in gender and social development.

• . Information on the reasons behind the economic disparity between men and women in C么te D鈥橧voire and the country鈥檚 existing economic policies. This is to inform HMG work with the government of C么te D鈥橧voire on the design and roll-out of women鈥檚 economic empowerment interventions. The findings and recommendations were presented to FCDO in .

• , . A mapping and critical assessment of the work carried out by International Financial Institutions on women鈥檚 economic empowerment. This assessment enabled FCDO to engage with the World Bank Group as it launched a refresh of their gender strategy.

• . This paper provides an analysis of the gender dynamics of informal work, and a set of corresponding recommendations to promote better jobs for women. It is aimed at听FCDO听and UK government advisers working on economic development, across a range of issues. These include agriculture, business environment, private sector development, social protection, urban and infrastructure development, digital development and research.

• . This paper provides an overview of听WOW听research on the role and work of women in global value chains.

• , . A rapid review of evidence, good practice and resources for integrating the priorities and needs of women and people with disabilities in the finance sector and economic development programmes.

Evidence digests

The听WOW听Helpdesk provides regular updates which are distributed across the FCDO network. They collate learning and information from the听WOW听programme and signpost to new resources on women鈥檚 economic empowerment.

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• targeted guidance on measurement of women鈥檚 economic empowerment
• evidence review highlighting what works in fragile and conflicted affected states (FCAS) to increase women鈥檚 economic empowerment
• updates on听WOW听work with Waitrose, and participation in the London Climate Action Week

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• targeted guidance on promoting economic empowerment for women in the informal economy
• recent work feeding into the Wilton Park conference on Building Women鈥檚 Economic Empowerment into Climate Transitions, and a query related to integrating gender into the design of four British High Commission Tanzania programmes which are International Climate Finance (ICF)-funded听
• updates on the听WOW听programme鈥檚 work on gender and carbon credits, and wider work with the Ethical Tea Partnership

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• summaries of recent queries on women鈥檚 economic empowerment and electric vehicles in Kenya, sexual exploitation and harassment in the labour market transitions, and the importance of meaningfully engaging women in acute food insecurity prevention and response
• recent practical guidance from听WOW听for multinational companies on how to reduce Scope 3 carbon emissions using a gender lens
• updates on the听WOW听pilot projects with Twining鈥檚, Waitrose, Ethical Tea Partnership and Unilever

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• new resources on women鈥檚 economic empowerment, including the 2X Global Inclusive gender and climate finance
• recent work by the听WOW听Programme on support for women鈥檚 economic empowerment in Small Island States (SIDS) within the blue economy
• insights into the impact of COVID-19 on听WIEGO听Domestic workers across 6 cities

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• research on both the听UNHLP听key women鈥檚 economic empowerment initiatives to drive empowerment outcomes and informal and formal labour markets in Mexico

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• knowledge and learning on green growth opportunities for women and youth in urban areas
• snapshot of the targeted guidance on climate change and the net zero economy

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• knowledge and learning from the series of 3 papers on women鈥檚 economic empowerment and COVID-19
• access to recordings of 2 events: presentation of the Implications of COVID-19 on women informal workers query and the launch of the Women鈥檚 Economic Empowerment Measurements guidance note

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• findings from the report on addressing violence and harassment in garment factories and supply chains
• key messages from a guidance note on promoting women鈥檚 economic empowerment in the informal economy
• WOW听partnership updates

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• key considerations for designing gender sensitive trade-related research or programmes in middle-income countries (MICs)
• information on gender equality and women鈥檚 economic empowerment in China
• updates on work with retailers to advance women鈥檚 rights in Bangladesh

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• highlights of听WOW鈥檚 work to support women鈥檚 economic empowerment programming on land, sexual and reproductive health and market interventions
• insights from a workshop with companies on women鈥檚 visibility and influence in global value chains
• updates on听WOW鈥檚 engagement with UK retailers

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• knowledge and learning on sexual and reproductive health rights interventions in the workplace
• links between empowerment and tackling modern slavery in value chains

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• knowledge and learning on women鈥檚 economic empowerment in fragile and conflict-affected states
• how to find and use Time Use Data
• portfolio review of DFID鈥檚 Commercial Agriculture portfolio

Events

: The WOW programme participated in a London Climate Action Week event which was run in partnership between PwC and the Natural Climate Solutions Alliance (NCSA). This event focused on the wider co-benefits of natural climate solutions which extend beyond carbon accounting, with a particular focus on the importance of gender equity within NCS activities. WOW led a deep-dive into gender and natural climate solutions, discussing in particular the importance of gender inclusion in NCS crediting projects, and the ways in which gender equity can be embedded into such projects. This served as an opportunity to highlight WOW鈥檚 upcoming guidance 鈥� 鈥淚ntegrating gender into the design, implementation and monitoring of carbon credit projects: Practical guidance for project developers in the Voluntary Carbon Market.鈥� Event date: 28 June 2024.

: Invest Africa together with WOW hosted a business roundtable, which served as an opportunity to discuss the initial plans for, and findings of, the research thus far. Held on the margins of Invest Africa鈥檚 annual 鈥楢frica Dialogue鈥� event in London, the roundtable brought together senior representatives from businesses in the mining, agriculture and manufacturing sectors across Africa. The discussion focused on the critical need to integrate women鈥檚 economic empowerment across all business areas. The conversation also explored the unique challenges and opportunities associated with empowering women workers in these sectors and underscored the vital role of finance and investment as catalysts for meaningful change. Event date: 04 June 2024.

: The WOW programme co-hosted this event with the Government of Malawi, UK High Commission, and the USAID/UKAid co-funded Modern Cooking for Healthy Forests (MCHF) programme. The one-day conference explored the current state of the carbon market in Malawi, with the aim to develop a roadmap towards an equitable future for smallholder farmers, particularly women farmers. Speakers included representatives from the Malawian Carbon Markets Initiative, the Tea Association of Malawi, the Ethical Tea Partnership, and the Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Markets. Event date: 17 April 2024.

FCDO hosted a 3-day conference (with attendees from the private sector, public sector, and third sector) which looked to explore the ways in which women鈥檚 economic empowerment could be built into climate transitions. The WOW programme co-hosted a session on a gender-inclusive green economy, which aimed to foster a common understanding of gender-inclusive climate transitions, discuss the enabling environment for a green economy, and identify roadblocks to achieving a gender-inclusive green economy. Event date: 18 to 20 March 2024.

: The WOW programme co-hosted this event with Business Fights Poverty and FCDO. The hybrid workshop explored the ways in which applying a gender lens can help drive progress towards Net Zero. Speakers included representatives from Business Fights Poverty, EBRD, Mars Inc, PwC, Sasini PLC Kenya and Twinings. Event date: 5 December 2023.

: The WOW programme co-hosted this event with Business Fights Poverty. The hybrid workshop explored how to enhance the lives and livelihoods of women around the world, and empower them to thrive. Speakers included representatives from AB Sugar, Flamingo Horticulture Investments, John Lewis Partnership, Mars Inc and PwC. Roundtable participants included representatives from Care International UK, the Ethical Tea Partnership, IFC and Twinings. Event date: 8 March 2023.

: The WOW programme, in collaboration with PwC, hosted a panel discussion featuring representatives from FCDO, BII, EBRD, Waitrose, and Farm Africa. The event marked the launch of the new WOW report titled 鈥楩rom Risks to Rewards: Overcoming the Impacts of Climate Change on Women in Agricultural Supply Chains鈥� and facilitated a discussion on women and climate resilience in global supply chains. Event date: 14 November 2022

: The WOW programme co-hosted this event with FCDO. The interactive panel discussion focused on the twin challenges of realising women鈥檚 economic empowerment and tackling climate change. It explored the ways in which these critical social and environmental issues relate, and how a transition to Net Zero can achieve economic empowerment for women in global value chains. Representatives from Aviva, Business Fights Poverty, IFC, L鈥橭real, PwC and Visa formed the panel. Event date: 4 November 2021.

: The WOW programme co-hosted this webinar with Business for Social Responsibility. The webinar focused on the role of invisible labour (including unpaid work and care, and hidden labour) within business operations and supply chains, and the impact of such labour on gender equality. Event date: 22 July 2020.

Contact

For more information on the Work and Opportunities for Women programme, contact fcdo.correspondence@fcdo.gov.uk