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The Target Gender Equality initiative is run in collaboration with Global Compact Local Networks, with most activities led at the local level. Over the course of 9 months, companies engage in facilitated performance analysis, capacity-building workshops, peer-to-peer learning, and multi-stakeholder dialogues. All these support companies to draft ambitious targets that advance gender balance, women's leadership and equal pay for work of equal value. In addition, the programme supports companies to develop accountable action plans on how to meet their targets and have a lasting impact on gender equality at the workplace.
The programme takes a holistic approach recognizing that many barriers need to be addressed to level the playing field for all genders at the workplace. It helps companies understand the various policies, practices, and interventions needed to advance gender equality and achieve gender parity. The programme’s overall goal is to deepen companies’ implementation of the Women’s Empowerment Principles and strengthen their contribution to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5.5, which calls for women’s full participation and equal leadership opportunities, including in economic life by 2030 as well as Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8.5 which aims to achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value by 2030.
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Additional opportunities are available to all Target Gender Equality companies to engage in on a voluntary basis, depending on each company's interests and availability. Each region will further explore offering regional opportunities based on companies’ interests. Companies will be updated on a regular basis about all upcoming opportunities through the Target Gender Equality Newsletter.
84 % of past Target Gender Equality participants have gone beyond the mandatory requirements of the programme and engaged in additional opportunities and recommendations for actions. Examples include:
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