Pillar 1: Gender Mainstreaming
We work closely with our partner cooperatives to incorporate and mainstream approaches in day -to-day operations that seek to address structural inequalities faced by women, and p lace women at the table in decision making. Below, we provide key examples of how this works in practice.
Our partnerships with cooperatives
• Women in decision - making positions . Tony's Open Chain partner cooperatives submit data on the number of women in leadership or decision -making positions on an annual basis , reflect ing women holding positions on partner cooperatives' board of directors, supervisory boards, leadership teams, or management sub -committees. Out of a total of 462 people in decision - making positions across our 22 partner cooperatives, 75 were women, averaging 21% across all cooperatives. At individual cooperative level, the top 3 cooperatives had 40%, 45% and 46% women in leadership/decision - making roles. • Bringing more visibility to wo men farmers : The annual Best Farmer Award has separate category for Best Female Farmer.
Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation System (CLMRS)
1. Gender -responsive recruitment & onboarding.
Tony’s Open Chain requires all
partner cooperatives establishing a new CLMRS to apply a gender -responsive recruitment and onboarding approach , with the aim of removing s tructural barriers to women applying for Community Facilitator or Monitoring & Remediation Agent roles . This includes implementing sp ecific policies related to pregnancy and maternity, flexible working hours, and safe deployment planning, amongst others. For example, lack of prior motorbike experience does not disqualify women candidates. Women who wish to do so can access 1 –2 day motorbike driving lessons, alongside financial and administrative support to obtain a valid driving licence where required. Deployment plans are reviewed regularly based on feedback from women staff, with women prioritised for placement in the safest and most accessible communities, particularly during the initial months of implementation.
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