B+HR Gender Portal

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Gender, Business and Human Rights

A resource hub to support the integration of gender into business

Gender, business and human rights

Achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls are essential to sustainable development. Yet, women and members of the LGBTI community continue to encounter significant barriers to equality. They face business-related human rights abuses in distinct and often disproportionate ways, experiencing multiple forms of discrimination. Additionally, they often encounter heightened challenges in accessing effective remedies for such abuses.

Businesses have a critical role to play in combating the marginalization and discrimination faced by women, girls, and LGBTI individuals.

This portal consolidates key resources and insights from UNDP and its partners, designed to support businesses, governments, civil society, and other stakeholders in addressing the structural discrimination and gender-based violence that limit the rights of women and LGBTI individuals. The resources provided promote women's empowerment and aim to foster gender equality across workplaces, marketplaces, and communities.

77

cents

Women earn only 77 cents for every dollar that men earn for the same work.

1/4

of attacks on human rights defenders

In 2022, one quarter of attacks on human rights defenders targeted women.

1/2

of the world's migrant workers

Nearly half of the world's migrants are women, the majority of whom are channeled into traditionally women-dominated sectors such as domestic work and the garment industry.

70-90%

of the workforce

Women constitute a significant portion of workers in Export Processing Zones, where they often face low wages, poor working conditions, and inadequate labour relations systems.

The future of business is inclusive.

Together with our partners, UNDP offers training programs to help companies integrate a gender perspective into their operations. These courses equip participants with the tools to develop strategies and evaluate their practices in line with international standards on gender, women's and LGBTI rights.

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