Women in Water Utilities : Breaking Barriers

Women are significantly underrepresented in the water workforce. Multiple barriers, ranging from social norms, to inadequate HR policies, to an unwelcoming work environment, pose challenges to female water professionals’ entering, staying and advancing in the water sector. This study explores these...

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spelling okr-10986-323192021-05-25T09:48:11Z Women in Water Utilities : Breaking Barriers World Bank GENDER DIVERSITY WATER AND SANITATION WATER UTILITIES FEMALE WATER PROFESSIONALS LABOR MARKET FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FEMALE ENGINEERS EMPLOYMENT RECRUITMENT BIAS Women are significantly underrepresented in the water workforce. Multiple barriers, ranging from social norms, to inadequate HR policies, to an unwelcoming work environment, pose challenges to female water professionals’ entering, staying and advancing in the water sector. This study explores these barriers and provides utilities with practical approaches to advance their gender diversity. 2019-08-22T20:34:59Z 2019-08-22T20:34:59Z 2019-08-27 Report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32319 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper
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topic GENDER DIVERSITY
WATER AND SANITATION
WATER UTILITIES
FEMALE WATER PROFESSIONALS
LABOR MARKET
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
FEMALE ENGINEERS
EMPLOYMENT
RECRUITMENT BIAS
spellingShingle GENDER DIVERSITY
WATER AND SANITATION
WATER UTILITIES
FEMALE WATER PROFESSIONALS
LABOR MARKET
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
FEMALE ENGINEERS
EMPLOYMENT
RECRUITMENT BIAS
World Bank
Women in Water Utilities : Breaking Barriers
description Women are significantly underrepresented in the water workforce. Multiple barriers, ranging from social norms, to inadequate HR policies, to an unwelcoming work environment, pose challenges to female water professionals’ entering, staying and advancing in the water sector. This study explores these barriers and provides utilities with practical approaches to advance their gender diversity.
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author World Bank
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title Women in Water Utilities : Breaking Barriers
title_short Women in Water Utilities : Breaking Barriers
title_full Women in Water Utilities : Breaking Barriers
title_fullStr Women in Water Utilities : Breaking Barriers
title_full_unstemmed Women in Water Utilities : Breaking Barriers
title_sort women in water utilities : breaking barriers
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32319
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