Blog | 2017 March 30
Partner Profile: Nazneen Huq, Change Associates
Dominic Kotas, Communications Associate, Collaborative Initiatives | Paris
Blog | 2017 March 8
HERproject at 10: Celebrating HERsuccess, Inspiring HERfuture
Christine Svarer, Director, HERproject | France
As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of HERproject, we’re taking a moment to think about what we have achieved and what we have left to do.
Blog | 2017 January 17
Driving Collective Action on Women’s Empowerment
Elissa Goldenberg, Former Manager, BSR
In partnership with Win-Win Strategies and supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, BSR invites companies to join Business Action for Women, a collaborative initiative for companies aimed at driving collective action on progress for women.
Blog | 2016 December 6
Women and Climate Change: Disproportionately Affected but Powerful Agents of Change
Samantha Harris, Manager, BSR
This is how companies can have a role in building women’s resilience to climate change in their operations, supply chains, and the local communities in which they operate.
Blog | 2016 November 21
Addressing Social Norms to Stop Gender-Based Violence and Harassment in Factories and Farms
Marat Yu, Former Manager | Hong Kong
Violence against women is one of the world’s greatest social, economic, and public health problems, pervading the home, workplace, and community. The newly-launched HERrespect will help business to tackle violence against women by positively changing the social norms that underpin gendered violence.
Blog | 2016 October 19
Banking on Women for Inclusive Economic Growth
Chhavi Ghuliani, Director, Partnership Development | New York
At BSR, we believe financial inclusion is an enabler of women’s empowerment, and that’s why it is an important part of the HERproject alongside our efforts on improving women’s health (HERhealth) and gender relations (HERrespect).
Blog | 2016 September 22
UN High-Level Panel Report and HERproject: How Business Can Build Women’s Economic Empowerment
Christine Svarer, Director, HERproject | France
Workplaces can uphold discrimination of female workers by keeping them in the lowest-paid jobs, on casual incomes, and enduring daily sexual harassment. Or they can be a space for change.
Blog | 2016 August 4
Empowering Women Workers through HERhealth: A Conversation with Takeda
Dominic Kotas, Communications Associate, Collaborative Initiatives | Paris
We sat down with Koichi Kaneda, CSR head, corporate communications, and public affairs at Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, to discuss how the company's engagement in HERproject helps it contribute to global development and gender equality goals.
Blog | 2016 May 9
The Women Behind the Clothes: Impact Stories from HERproject Indonesia
Elissa Goldenberg, Former Manager, BSR
A new video and photo essay share the stories of how the women and peer educators at one of ANN INC.'s suppliers have benefited from HERproject.
Blog | 2016 March 8
How BSR Is Advancing Women’s Empowerment
Aditi Mohapatra, Director, Women’s Empowerment, BSR
We're excited to share our growing portfolio of work on women's empowerment in two areas: research and tools and collaboration.
