The Business of Empowering Women

1. The Business of Empowering Women Presentation at the World Bank’s GAP Event Working Women: Better Outcomes for Growth November 18, 2009 CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY Any use of this material without specific permission of McKinsey & Company is strictly prohibited

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3. The Business of Empowering Women is a further contribution to the mission of our Social Sector Office • The Business of Empowering Women… • Presents a case for why and how the private sector should economically empower women in developing countries • Informs impactful action by the private sector at each stage of women’s lives • …and draws on: The World Bank and PSLF collaboration External Insight McKinsey insight • More than 50 interviews with social and private sector experts and leaders engaged in this field • Review of leading research and action on the topic • McKinsey Quarterly GlobalSurvey of 2,300 senior private sector executives worldwide • Our analysis, expertise and experience, including our work on women and private sector engagement • Member of the Global Private Sector Leaders Forum of the World Bank Group’s Gender Action Plan (PSLF) • Important insights provided by the PSLF team and member organizations

4. 83% of our survey respondents indicate that growth in developing countries and emerging markets is important to their companies’ success over the next 10 years • Women’s economic empowerment creates a multiplier effect that benefits women, the societies they live in, and the next generation • Gender gaps in education and employment have been shown to inhibit economic growth • Our research found three key links between economically empowered women and better company performance • Large, often very large, markets • A talent source and a global talent advantage • Enhanced reputation and brand • 72% of our survey respondents note a direct link to their companies’ current (34%) or expected (38%) profitability The case for economically empowering women: Economically empowered women… and • …create healthier and more productive societies • …help private sector organizations achieve their aspirations

5. Only one fifth of respondents report that their companies’ efforts focus specifically on women • Engagement focuses • specifically on women • Engagement does not • focus specifically on women • Percentage selecting • Does your company’s engagement in the issues selected by you as key to economic growth in developing countries and emerging markets focus specifically on women? • Poverty reduction • Access to law and justice • Education • Health outcomes • improvement • Private sector • development • Total Note: Total includes private sector organizations whose engagement includes gender equality/women’s economic empowerment

6. But out of those who do, more than two thirds have seen or expect to see higher profits as a result, via a number of ways • Percentage selecting • An increase in the pool of skilled andaccessible labor • 66 • In what ways did or will such engagement with women generate higher profits for your company (72% reported link to their organizations’ increased profitability) ? • An increase in employee productivity andretention in developing and emerging economies • 64 • Enhanced brand reputation • 59 • Creation of new markets or expansion ofexisting markets • 58 • An increased ability to recruit talent indeveloped countries • 57 • An improved relationship between • the company and government officials • 40 • Newly opened markets and fairer trade • 38 • Improved relationship with international • NGOs or multilaterals • 30

7. Employment Employment Income readiness Income readiness Financial security Financial security Infancy Infancy Childhood Childhood Adolescence Adolescence Leadership Leadership Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship What the private sector can do to make a difference: Impactful actions to drive economic empowerment of women at each stage of their lives • Provide education, vocational training, and employment opportunities • Support educational scholarships or training opportunities that lead to higher levels of education and/or better employment • Provide training in high-demand, well-paid vocational skills • Build self-esteem and confidence • Help deliver programs to increase self-esteem • Provide mentors to advise and serve as role models Employment • Create opportunities for women • Make women aware of employment opportunities and how to obtain the skills required to capture them • Actively recruit women for jobs • Advocate for and enforce non-discriminatory hiring policies • Help retain and develop women • Support the needs of women in the workplace (e.g., with maternity and family leave, healthcare benefits, childcare) • Help provide secure (preferably on-site) savings accounts for employees • Provide financial literacy training, including retirement strategies • Support extension of healthcare, disability, and retirement benefits to women • Extend credit to female entrepreneurs, on terms that recognize the unique challenges and circumstances facing women in the developing world • Advocate for credit standards, property rights protections, and asset documentation rules that do not disadvantage women Income readiness Financial security Entrepreneurship

8. Moving forward: Supporting women’s economic empowerment is a good business and more private sector organizations will join in • Percentage of respondents • Additional value to be generated • Which of the following reasons, if any, would be the most likely to compel your company to engage with a women-specific focus in developing countries and emerging markets? • Stated need of local • communities • Performance improvement • Personal interest of CEO/board/senior management • Employee interest • Corporate tradition/culture • Global giving trends • Media/NGO pressure • Other • Don’t know 67% of our survey respondents expect their engagement with women in developing countries to increase over the next 3 years