BSR Insight | Focusing on Women’s Health for Business Returns
About the Author(s)
Racheal Meiers (née Yeager), Director, HERproject
Publication Date
June 15, 2010
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Last week, BSR and 25 of our HERproject partners from China, Egypt, India, Pakistan, and Vietnam gathered in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to share best practices for our factory-based women's health-education program, create curriculum standards, and launch the program in the country.
To help companies and their suppliers take advantage of health-related opportunities to reduce absenteeism and turnover, improve worker morale, and boost productivity, BSR and our partners developed the following recommendations:
- Learn about women's health issues in your supply chain, and share the business case for improving them with new and existing suppliers.
- Incorporate personal health and sanitation into auditing protocols.
- Encourage suppliers to create health committees with participation by female workers, human resources, and clinic staff.
- Encourage equal representation of women in human-resources and clinic-staff positions to support female workers.
- Explore with your suppliers options for offering women's health-related benefits, services, or products within the factory.
Read detailed recommendations or email Racheal Yeager to learn more.
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