Case studies

Maternity rights at a Tamil Nadu spinning mill

Peer to peer education: the Nalam programme

Calling time on forced overtime in a Tiripur garment factory

This page provides information and resources on the intersection between gender equality, women’s empowerment and the world of work, from a range now widely recognised as one of the major driving forces of global economic growth and well-being.
Download ETI’s Base Code guidance on gender equality
Progress and Potential: A Focus on Gender – The Better Work Programme, ILO/IFC
Want better outcomes? Take a hammer at your company’s glass ceiling
Women’s Empowerment in Global Value Chains: A Framework for Business Action – BSR, 2016
What Women’s Economic Empowerment Means for Companies & Actions for Companies to Advance Women’s Economic Empowerment: A Brief – United Nations, 2016
She Works: Putting Gender Smart Commitments into Practice – IFC, 2016
The business case for women's economic empowerment - an integrated approach – International Center for Research on Women and Dalberg Global Development Advisors (commissioned by the Oak Foundation), 2014.
Ending violence and harassment against women and men in the world of work – CARE, 2018
Gender in Occupational Safety and Health – TUC, 2017.
Resource Kit on Gender-based Violence – Fair Wear Foundation, ITC/ILO, 2016.
Standing firm against factory floor harassment - Fair Wear Foundation 2013
The pages below provide useful material on trade union activities around gender-based violence and women’s empowerment.
Gender equality in social auditing guidance – BSR, 2018
Gender equality in codes of conduct guidance – BSR, 2017
How to change business culture and practice – UN High Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment, 2016.
Improving Opportunities for Women in Smallholder-based Supply Chains – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 2010.