Growing Livelihood Opportunities for Women
Roadmap to Gender Equity for Warehouse Operations
Logistics companies can implement 14 low-cost and low-risk interventions to improve gender equity in their warehouse operations
Why should logistics companies aim to improve gender equity in warehouse operations?
- Get access to a large pool of additional candidates
- Lower absenteeism
- Improved brand perception among customers
- Improved work culture
Why do warehouse operations have low gender equity today?
- Low priority given to hiring women
- Limited capability to hire women
- Unfavorable government regulations
- Low capacity to invest in infrastructure
How can logistics companies make warehouse operations more gender-equitable?
- Build the organization’s capability: Train managers on how to hire and retain women
- Demonstrate commitment: To increase motivation of managers, start recognizing and rewarding managers prioritizing gender equity and set gender-equitable policies
- Enhance working conditions: To retain women, explore modifying the role and strengthening supporting infrastructure
To start your gender diversity journey, download the gender equity roadmap >
If you want support implementing this roadmap, email us at GLOW@fsg.org.
