Gender Research: Respectful Workplaces in Myanmar
New gender research project in Myanmar
Today Factive received the official notification of our engagement on a 6-month project to research sexual harassment and bullying in workplaces in Myanmar, working together with the IFC, the DaNa Facility and the Research Advisory Group. The research project is titled, “Respectful Workplaces in Myanmar.”
Factive’s lead consultant, Dean Laplonge, will be arriving in Yangon today to meet with the research advisory team and complete the recruitment of our national researchers for this project.
The gender research will be conducted using a mixed methods approach combining qualitative interviews and focus groups discussions with staff, company management, and relevant stakeholders, with workplace surveys. It will primarily focus on collecting data from four key sectors, plus some additional groups:
- Agribusiness
- Finance
- Retail
- Tourism
There is currently little data on the forms that sexual harassment and bullying take in Myanmar, or the prevalence, or the financial costs to companies and the national economy. Some work has been conducted by MCRB, ILO, CARE, Action Aid and YTC, particularly focused on the garments sector, but there is no data on the corporate and finance sectors, agribusiness, and tourism sectors. There is a need for a rigorous evidence base to inform corporate engagement on respectful workplaces and potential government legislative reform.
– IFC.
Additional notes
The DaNa Facility (DaNa is Burmese for “prosperity”) is a program funded by the U.K. Department for International Development. It works to reduce poverty and increase incomes by fostering a strong business environment conducive to the creation of jobs and economic opportunities for SMEs and poor people.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is an international financial institution that offers investment, advisory, and asset-management services to encourage private-sector development in developing countries. The IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C..
Photo by Dudva.
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