Gender Equality In the Workplace

Gender discrimination exists in many different forms: paying people of different genders differently for performing the same job, hiring and training only one gender for a certain type of work because it has the reputation of being "man's work" or "woman's work," refusing to promote a pregnant woman because of her pregnancy, and even sexual harassment. Both men and women benefit when gender equality is practiced in the workplace. Promoting that equality is not difficult, but it does take the commitment of management to take the necessary actions, establish guidelines and enforce them.

We seek equal opportunities for both women and men and we make them part of the conditions on which we offer financing.  We do so because we believe in realizing the potential of everyone in our countries of operation to make use of the best available talent and contribute to both society and the economy. More specifically, we want women’s and men’s merits and skills to be used to the full.

We also believe that gender equality is good for economies and vital for the companies within them. Only when gender equality is assured can economies make use of all of society’s potential talent as well as encourage the innovations that create wealth.