Gender Equality in the Private Sector: A Toolkit for Male Allies in the Arab States

The purpose of this toolkit is to provide companies with a comprehensive guide to creating a gender-inclusive workplace, with a focus on the engagement of men. It is designed to encourage and provide men guidance to take leadership on this important effort through the lens of gender equitable masculinities. It facilitates companies’ ability to fulfill their commitment to the Women’s Empowerment Principles which support the business community to foster practices to support gender equality and deliver on gender equality dimensions of the 2030 agenda and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. 

This manual is intended for companies to use on their own to become more gender-responsive. It is therefore prepared for business leaders and employees, including human resource managers. It is relevant for those managing a team and those who aren’t. While senior executives and managers have more opportunity for influence, building organizational culture comes from everyone. An organization is its people.