{"id":2560,"date":"2022-04-20T12:09:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T12:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.womenwin.org\/win-win-strategies\/?page_id=2560"},"modified":"2023-10-10T07:51:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T07:51:22","slug":"bbwee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.womenwin.org\/win-win-strategies\/areas-of-expertise\/bbwee\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Bridges for Women&#8217;s Economic Empowerment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;row-minus-margin row-waves-orange&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;side-waves&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;title-white&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;934&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/womenwin.org&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;883&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/womenwin.org\/grls&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2788&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.womenwin.org\/ignita\/&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;title-style-custom subtitlte-green&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h2><strong>What is the Building Bridges programme?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;90px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2326&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;90px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Building Bridges for Women\u2019s Economic Resilience is a five-year programme implemented by Win-Win Strategies and our partners with the support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands. The programme includes activities in The Netherlands and in Kenya and aims to advance women\u2019s economic rights and resilience in floriculture, tea and other supply chains.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;What is Women&#8217;s Economic Resilience?&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;&#8221; custom_text=&#8221;#3ca1da&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-fist-raised&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.womenwin.org%2Fwin-win-strategies%2Fabout-us%2Fwomens-economic-resilience%2F|title:Women%E2%80%99s%20Economic%20Resilience|target:_blank&#8221; el_class=&#8221;btn-learnmore learnmore-orange-border&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1650622833369{margin-right: 40px !important;border-right-width: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Building Bridges for Women&#8217;s Economic Empowerment programme takes a holistic approach to realising women\u2019s economic empowerment and resilience across the value chain. We encourage collaboration between women\u2019s rights organisations and the private sector in order to reach both a social and business return on investment. By leveraging the expertise of local women\u2019s rights organisations and the voices of women workers themselves, we strive to find a \u2018win-win\u2019 for both the workers and the business. This 5-year programme focuses on sectors and geographies that are key to both The Netherlands market and international trade. With this in mind, we are currently implementing this programme in the Kenyan floriculture and tea sectors.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;90px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;title-style-custom subtitlte-green&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>A holistic and synchronised approach<\/h4>\n<h2>to women\u2019s economic resilience<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;90px&#8221;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/vimeo.com\/687865987&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;90px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;90px&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;90px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element title-style-custom subtitlte-green\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<h2>Drawing The Line Tool<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element ul-normal-text\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>The \u2018Drawing the Line\u2019\u00a0 tool uses a play-based, participatory approach to identify key issues that women face in the workplace, taking a women-centred approach as their perspective is crucial for determining a sustainable solution. Participants create their own meaning by using cards as prompts and tell the facilitators, who are from Women\u2019s Rights Organisations in their area,\u00a0 what their realities are and where\/how protection can be implemented. It is often used in conjunction with other tools\/standards, such as zero-tolerance standards for abuse and harassment and codes of conduct.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;row-partners-alliances&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;title-style-custom&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h2>Sharing Knowledge<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;mini-banner mini-banner-overlay small-height&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1651575399314{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.womenwin.org\/win-win-strategies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-03-at-12.55.12.png?id=2614) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Kenya is home to the world\u2019s best flower producers and<br \/>\nthe Kenyan flower sector has grown to be a significant foreign exchange earner and contributor to the GDP and FDI in recent years. Kenya is also the third largest producer and exporter<br \/>\nof cut flowers in the world after Ecuador and Colombia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Read the article&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.womenwin.org%2Fwin-win-strategies%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FBBWEE-Thought-Leadership_Floriculture.pdf|title:Gender%20Responsive%20Due%20Diligence|target:_blank&#8221; el_class=&#8221;btn-learnmore learnmore-orange-border&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;mini-banner mini-banner-overlay big-height&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1651576031627{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.womenwin.org\/win-win-strategies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-03-at-13.05.52.png?id=2623) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Women\u2019s economic empowerment (WEE) basically means enabling women to earn a decent living. It has taken on a variety of definitions and some- times, even at the highest levels, is used without definition (e.g. the Beijing Platform for Action, or the 2017 UN High Level Panel reports on WEE). Pro- ponents differ in defining the how and why to achieve WEE. How to tackle the wicked problems of poverty, exclusion, exploitation and gender inequal- ity? And \u2018why\u2019? Because WEE is a right irrespective of economic context or instrumental to sustained development or simply to drive business growth?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Read the article&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.womenwin.org%2Fwin-win-strategies%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FDefining-Womens-Economic-Empowerment-and-Resilience.pdf|target:_blank&#8221; el_class=&#8221;btn-learnmore learnmore-orange-border&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;47px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;mini-banner mini-banner-overlay big-height&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1651576098038{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.womenwin.org\/win-win-strategies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-03-at-13.02.55.png?id=2618) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>GRDD can be understood as the process through which enterprises can identify, prevent, mitigate and account for how they address their actual and poten- tial adverse impacts on women\u2019s rights and gender equality as an integral part of business decision-mak- ing and risk management systems. Effective GRDD ensures that enterprises \u2018do no harm\u2019 to women, and usually, prevention and mitigation measures will \u2018do good\u2019 to women by enhancing their economic empowerment, e.g. where gender committees established in global value chains enhance women\u2019s job security, career perspectives, and protection against violence. GRDD is an important avenue to achieving WEE\/R. Like WEE\/R, GRDD can only be fully implemented when there is a compelling business case for addressing adverse gender impacts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Read the article&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.womenwin.org%2Fwin-win-strategies%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FGender-Responsive-Due-Diligence-Thought-Piece.pdf|target:_blank&#8221; el_class=&#8221;btn-learnmore learnmore-orange-border&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;mini-banner mini-banner-overlay small-height&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1651576245036{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.womenwin.org\/win-win-strategies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-03-at-13.10.03.png?id=2624) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>In October 2020, Equileap published its first report on Gender Equality in the Netherlands1, assessing 100 leading companies on workplace equality. Additionally, the report included a deep dive on gender equality in global supply chains2, which involved investigating to what extent companies implemented social supply chain standards with a gender lens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Read the article&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.womenwin.org%2Fwin-win-strategies%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FBuilding-a-Better-Future&#8230;.pdf|title:program%20and%20design%20implementation|target:_blank&#8221; el_class=&#8221;btn-learnmore learnmore-orange-border&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;title-style-custom subtitlte-green&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Fostering meaningful<\/h4>\n<h2>cross-sector collaborations<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;90px&#8221;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/vimeo.com\/565609168&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;90px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;90px&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;90px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element title-style-custom subtitlte-green\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<h2>Corporate Engagement Course<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element ul-normal-text\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>The Seven Stage Corporate Engagement Course is designed to help you respond quickly, and thoughtfully to the rising demand for cross-sector partnerships to address the gaping inequities now laid bare by the COVID-19 crisis. Win-Win Strategies (WWS) developed this Corporate Engagement course, designed as a series of online, self-paced learning modules, with the belief that partnerships can improve the impact and strengthen the capabilities of both private sector companies and women&#8217;s rights organisations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;row-partners-alliances&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;title-style-custom&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h2>Read more about our implementation<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;mini-banner mini-banner-overlay small-height&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1650458285005{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.womenwin.org\/win-win-strategies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/WIN-WIN-193-1.jpg?id=2369) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Gender-Responsive<\/h3>\n<h3>Due Diligence<\/h3>\n<p>Offering practical information and a wide range of resources, this platform helps you to add a gender lens to your human rights due diligence process. It allows you to actively manage any adverse human rights impacts in your international supply chains in a way that responds to the needs of people of all genders, specifically of women[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Visit the web&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.genderduediligence.org%2F|title:Gender%20Responsive%20Due%20Diligence|target:_blank&#8221; el_class=&#8221;btn-learnmore learnmore-orange-border&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;mini-banner mini-banner-overlay big-height&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1650457043104{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.womenwin.org\/win-win-strategies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1.jpg?id=1914) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Why Should Companies Focus on Climate and Gender Justice?<\/h3>\n<p>So far, corporate approaches to the climate problem have largely been a response to external pressure from eco-friendly consumers and government regulations, leaving the root of the issue grossly misunderstood. Recognising climate change\u2019s unique consequences for communities and individuals is key in raising the most effective solutions and therefore, calls for a gendered approach.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Read full article&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.womenwin.org%2Fwin-win-strategies%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F03%2FWhy-Should-Companies-Focus-on-Climate-and-Gender-Justice.pdf|target:_blank&#8221; el_class=&#8221;btn-learnmore learnmore-orange-border&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;96px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;mini-banner mini-banner-overlay big-height&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1650456754949{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.womenwin.org\/win-win-strategies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/WIN-WIN-335-2.jpg?id=2366) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Women Farmers In Kenya&#8217;s Floriculture Sector<\/h3>\n<p>Women-owned flower farms (WOFF) have huge potential to drastically improve the position of women through promoting more women entrepreneurs and role models while also creating better working conditions for women workers. However, very little information is available on WOFFs in Kenya\u2019s flower sector[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Learn more&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.womenwin.org%2Fwin-win-strategies%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FWomen-Owned-Business-research-2021-final.pdf|target:_blank&#8221; el_class=&#8221;btn-learnmore learnmore-orange-border&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;mini-banner mini-banner-overlay small-height&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1650620264638{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.womenwin.org\/win-win-strategies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/WIN-WIN-234-1.jpg?id=2289) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Investing in Women<\/h3>\n<h3>Workers in Kenya<\/h3>\n<p>To address ongoing gender-based issues, the industry\u2019s umbrella body, the Kenya Flower Council (KFC), has initiated a number of initiatives and entered into collaboration with stakeholders, particularly women\u2019s rights organisations (WROs)\/non-governmental organisations (NGOs), to mainstream gender issues. 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