Interactive resources for incubators and accelerators
Interactive resources for incubators and accelerators
In this section, we will discuss strategies for applying a gender lens to three key areas of your organisation: your board, your team, and your organisational culture. These areas are important because they encompass how decisions are made and how work is done within your organisation. Addressing gender within these areas, therefore, has the potential to create significant impact.
To help establish an awareness and understanding of gender diversity, equality and inclusion at all levels of your organisation, and to take steps towards a more equal distribution of power amongst your employees.
We explore gender within three areas of Organisation: Board, Team and Culture. You may choose to read through all of them, or select the one/s most relevant to you.
Consider gender within your organisation’s board
(if applicable)
Consider gender within
your team
Consider gender within the culture of your organisation
We have developed a gender and power workshop for organisations. This will help you and your team deepen your understanding of gender and power dynamics within your context. This was designed for teams to run as a collaborative learning experience, and assumes that the person facilitating it is not an expert in gender but rather guiding the group through the activities whilst also being an active participant. You can download it below.
xchange is an impact investor and incubator in early-stage social enterprises in the Philippines. Our mission is to assist in the emergence of the entrepreneurial impact ecosystem in the Philippines.
“We felt that in order for xchange to have the credibility to promote the application of a gender lens in our engagements with the broader ecosystem, we needed to look inward first. Specifically, we wanted to ensure that everyone within our organisation understands how to apply a gender lens to their respective work and engagements.” – Greg Perez, Director at xchange
In this case study, find out how exchange has used the toolkit to start applying a gender lens to their organisation.
SHE Investments is a social enterprise that designs and delivers the first and only gender-focused and culturally tailored business incubator and accelerator programs for women in Cambodia.
“To begin with, we wanted to get really clear on the problem we were trying to address. As SHE has grown significantly in 2019, we wanted to ensure all new and existing staff were comfortable and confident in communicating what it means to be a feminist organisation with a focus on gender equity.” – Celia Boyd, Managing Director at SHE Investments.
In this case study, find out how SHE Investments has used the toolkit to start applying a gender lens to their organisation.
ONOW runs an incubator for domestic migrant women in Myanmar.
“We conducted a gender audit within our organisation, and analysed the gender split according to decision making versus non decision making positions, salaries and more. We realised that as an organisation we can do more to be gender equal, inclusive and diverse.” – Zar Zar Oo, Finance Administrator at ONOW.
In this case study, find out how SHE Investments has used the toolkit to start applying a gender lens to their organisation.
