About the Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) programme

The objectiveWork ofand theOpportunities for Women (WOW) programme iswas toa improvecatalyst for transformation, advancing gender equality, economic opportunitiesempowerment, forclean womenenergy workingadoption inand globalclimate valueresilience chains,across increasingseveral participationglobal andsupply ensuringchains. dignified,Through equalpartnerships andwith empoweringmultinational work.  

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The programme iswas being delivered by an alliance of experts at the cutting edge of women’s economic empowerment research, programme design and delivery. PwC leadsled thisthe alliance, working with CARE International and Social Development Direct. Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) and the University of Manchester were members of the alliance between 2017 and 2020.

What we dodid

1. Business partnerships in supply chains to reduce the barriers that prevent women from securing dignified, equal and economically empowering work.

WOW focused is focusing its business partnerships on the issues of gender and climate change. It isworked working with Waitrose to improve women’s leadership in climate smart agriculture in horticulture and fresh produce supply chains in Kenya; with Twinings to improve women’s ability to adopt climate smart agriculture using Farmers Voice Radio; and with the Ethical Tea Partnership in Malawi to ensure women tea farmers benefit from a ‘payment for ecosystem services’ approach to agroforestry. agroforestry. WOW also issupported also supporting companies to better understand the impacts of the increase in plastics recycling on women waste pickers in Indonesia.

See more detail on these partnerships:

• Work and Opportunities for Women programme: project profile, Twinings Partnership
• Work and Opportunities for Women programme: project profile, Waitrose Partnership
• Work and Opportunities for Women programme: project profile, Ethical Tea Partnership

2. Business partnerships to improve data and transparency on women’s work in supply chains

WOW partnered partnered with several companies, conducting research toon gain a deeper understanding of the risks and opportunities for women within their supply chains. This work focused on sectors in which women are less visible and/or their challenges are unknown. This research enabled the the WOW programme programme to identify further opportunities for partnership.

Research was undertaken at 3 levels:

• macro-level: global supply chains
• meso-level: company supply chains
• micro-level: deep dive country supply chains

This research has now been completed.

3. The The WOW Helpdesk Helpdesk:increased increasing knowledge and support for delivering women’s economic empowerment

The The WOW Helpdesk Helpdesk provides provided FCDO and and other government departments with access to rapid technical assistance. ThisIt providesprovided guidance on addressing women’s economic empowerment at different stages of programming. TheIt Helpdeskdrew has 3 functions:

• responsive queries: This support service draws from a wide pool of expertise to respond to queries from advisors across the the FCDO network, network
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4. The WOW Fund: making progress on the Action Agenda of the UN High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment

The The WOW Fund Fund supported initiatives which sought to progress the Action Agenda of the UN High Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment (UNHLP). The £1.8 million Fund, which ended in August 2022, supported strategic initiatives which promoted long-term change in women’s economic empowerment. These initiatives demonstrated impact and contributed to global knowledge in 3 key areas:

• enhancing land tenure security
• recognising, reducing and redistributing unpaid care and work
• improving outcomes for women in informal work

Grants were awarded to the following projects:

ResourcesTools and guidance

WOW’s toolkits toolkitsand guidance provide practical guidanceadvice and examples for a business audience. They help illustrate where opportunities exist to advanceincrease women’s economic empowerment in supply chains.

Toolkits

• WOWAligning toolkitsgender- providerelated practicalactivities guidanceto EU Regulations: An overview of EU reporting and examplesdisclosure fortopics a(January business2025). audience.This Theyreport helpprovides illustratean whereoverview opportunitiesof existhow toorganisations, advancebased women’sor economictrading empowermentin the EU, can report against their gender-related activities in supplyline chains.with current and emerging EU regulations.

• Investing in women’s economic empowerment to strengthen supply-chain resilience (September (PDF, 3.43 MB, 70 pages)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 arebenefit benefiting from a focus on women’s economic empowerment.

• Integrating Releasegender date:into Septemberthe 2024.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 (PDF,(December 8.4 MB, 61 pages)2023): . In March 2023, 2023, WOW hosted 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.

• From Releaserisks date:to Decemberrewards: 2023.overcoming the impacts of climate change on women in agricultural supply chains (November 2022) (PDF, 8.3 MB). This report consolidates findings from action-oriented research partnerships conducted by the WOW 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.

• Hidden in plain sight: why we need more data about women in global value chains (September 2022) (PDF, 1.7 MB). 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’ 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.

• Building back equitably: spotlight on COVID-19 and women workers in global value chains (September 2022) (PDF, 890 KB). This rapid research report builds on the findings of the WOW ‘Hidden in plain sight’ (PDF, 1.7 MB) 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.

• The Double Day (July 2020) (PDF, 1.2 MB). 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.

• Women and the Net Zero economy: a transition toolkit for businesses with global supply chains (PDF, 982(November KB,2021) 17(PDF, pages):982 KB). The transition to Net Zero will impact many of the most vulnerable women working in global supply chains around the world. With this in mind, the The WOW programme 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.

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• International Climate Finance and gender equality, portfolio review of FCDO programmes in Tanzania, September 2023. This is a desk-basedportfolio studyreview withof WaitroseBritish toHigh assessCommission potentialDar impactsEs onSalaam womenprogrammes, workersincluding International Climate Finance components for gender equality.

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Events

London Climate Action Week: 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’s upcoming guidance – “Integrating gender into the design, implementation and monitoring of carbon credit projects: Practical guidance for project developers in the Voluntary Carbon Market.” Event date: 28 June 2024.

The Africa Debate, Business Roundtable: 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’s annual ‘Africa Dialogue’ 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’s 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.

Exploring Carbon Finance Event: 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.

Wilton Park Conference: 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’s 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.

Climate Justice Summit, COP28: 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.

Climate Justice Summit, International Women’s Day: 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.

Women and climate resilience in global supply chains, COP27: 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 ‘From Risks to Rewards: Overcoming the Impacts of Climate Change on Women in Agricultural Supply Chains’ and facilitated a discussion on women and climate resilience in global supply chains. Event date: 14 November 2022

Climate Justice Summit, COP26: The WOW programme co-hosted this event with FCDO. The interactive panel discussion focused on the twin challenges of realising women’s 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’Oreal, PwC and Visa formed the panel. Event date: 4 November 2021.

Understanding Invisible Labor in Supply Chains: Impact, Opportunities, and Examples: 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.

We have a zero-tolerance policy on misconduct, including fraud, corruption, and sexual harassment on our programme. If you have any queries on the management of WOW or our policies, email: laura.deering@pwc.com

Contact

ContactFor us if you would like more information on the whistle-blowing mechanism, or to report misconduct:

• FCDO Counter Fraud and Whistleblowing Unit (CFWU): email reportingconcerns@fcdo.gov.uk or phone +44(0)1355843747
• email: laura.deering@pwc.com, WOW Programme Manager
• whistle-blowing helpline: phone +44 (0) 20 721 25233

We will follow up matters on an anonymous basis and are committed to investigate claims thoroughly and fairly.

Management information

WOW is managed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in alliance with CARE International and Social Development Direct. BSR and the University of Manchester were also members of this alliance between 2017 to 2020.

Email: laura.deering@pwc.comfcdo.correspondence@fcdo.gov.uk