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TechnoServe’s Gender Journey
ANDE Metrics ConferenceMerida MexicoFebruary, 2019
James Tinker, Manager of Evaluation and Research in Entrepreneurship
Session Overview
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In 2015 TechnoServe adopted a gender policy to mainstream gender sensitive programming in the organization, built around metrics at the portfolio and project levels. This session will share the gender journey of TechnoServe’s entrepreneurship practice, which is still a work in progress, and examine how introducing gender metrics has influenced our programs and the organization as a whole.
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How many people here represent organizations that have gender policies?
What are you hoping to take away from this session?
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About TechnoServe
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Business Solutions to Poverty TechnoServe | 5
About TechnoServe
TechnoServe has ~100 projects in 30 countries
Our Mission: TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses, and industries.
Business Incubators & Accelerators
Subsistence
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Small
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Pre-Startup
Startup
Accelerate
Growth
Business Size
Type of SupportPre-Startup
Startup
Accelerate
Growth
Youth Development
Technical Assistance Facility
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Type of Support
TechnoServe’s Gender Policy
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Why TechnoServe started it’s gender journey
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TechnoServe’s Gender Policy sets targets and commitments at 2 levels:
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Publicly available at: https://www.technoserve.org/files/downloads/gender-policy.pdf
Project Gender is integrated into all stages of the project life cycle
Corporate A gender perspective is incorporated into our policies,
strategies, processes, and culture
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Corporate Level
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Our corporate practiceThe policy commits to:● Gender sensitive policies: Gender sensitive language and gender
equality principles incorporated into policies ● HR processes and staff targets: Aiming for equal gender representation
across all levels and geographies. Equal pay for equal work.● Committed leadership: Leadership regularly communicating and
demonstrating their commitment to organizational gender equality, for example, through the recognition of efforts to advance policy objectives.
● Gender staff and training: Created a Gender Director position and , Regional Gender Advisors
● Gender as a headline indicator
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Gender as headline indicator
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Progress on corporate practiceThe policy commits to:● Committed leadership: Leadership regularly communicating and
demonstrating their commitment to organizational gender equality, for example, through the recognition of efforts to advance policy objectives.
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Progress on corporate practiceHR processes and staff targets: Aiming for equal gender representation across all levels and geographies. Equal pay for equal work.
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Project Level
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Women entrepreneurs face additional challenges to grow their businesses
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BRAINSTORM
What should gender policy include at the project-level?
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TechnoServe’s Gender Policy Commits us to:
● Gender-disaggregated data● Gender analyses● Gender sensitive design● Systematic learning
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Gender disaggregated data
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DISCUSSION
“Our goal is to have XXX% of our participant be women.”
What should the target be if an organization really values womens’ empowerment?
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Gender analyse case study
Gender analyses found• Women have better
outcomes with female mentors, men get better outcomes with make mentors
• Time of trainings is critical
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Pre-Startup
Startup
Accelerate
Growth
SubsistenMicroSmall
Medium
Gender design case study: ITE
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Steps taken• Have a “gender
champion” on the staff in every country lead capacity building and monitor outcomes.
• Build confidence of program team
• Build gender into all tools and material
• Keep testing and learning
Gender design case study: ITE
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Case study: Business Women Connect
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• Conducted a RCT to determine impact of mobile savings platforms and trainings on women-led businesses.
Impact of M-Pawa and training on weekly transactions
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Impact of TechnoServe’s Gender Policy
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What has been the impact of the gender policy?
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What has been the impact of the gender policy?
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What has been the impact of the gender policy?
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What has been the impact of the gender policy?
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Comparing our agriculture and entrepreneurship portfolios
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Women benefit equally in our accelerators
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Growth rate distribution
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Questions