About 60 participants from around 20 Myanmar and international businesses, as well as LGBT+ rights groups, trade union rights, international organisations, experts and lawyers discussed attended a workshop on 28/29 August at the Rose Garden Hotel, Yangon to discuss how businesses can support LGBT+ equality in Myanmar. Read more: https://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/news/lgbt-equality.html

1. EMBRACING
INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE
GENDER EQUALITY
Kyawt Kay Thi Win
Country Director
Business Coalition for Gender Equality Association

2. WHO WE ARE
REGIONAL
INITIATIVE
FOUNDING
MEMBERS
NATIONAL
LEVEL

3. PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS
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4. TECHNICAL ADVISORY
GENDER CERTIFICATION
&
ASSESSMENT
ADVOCACY
WOMEN
EMPOWERMENT
Supporting
Businesses
Inclusive Gender
Equality at
Workplace
FOUR STRATEGIC AREAS

5. GLOBAL ASSESSMENT AND BUSINESS CERTIFICATION
FOR GENDER EQUALITY

6. Additional services to guide companies at
different stages of their development
who are not yet ready for EDGE.
OTHER ASSESSMENT
TOOLS FOR
WORKPLACE GENDER
EQUALITY
KNOW YOUR WGE
An initial assessment for member
companies as benefit of
membership; understanding the
company’s WGE situation in focus
areas and also guiding the
companies at different stages of their
development in WGE.
EARLY DIAGNOSTIC
TOOL
The tool being in development. It
being based on the WGEA tool
adapted for use in Myanmar based
on the BCGEA expertise and
learning from the last 2 years. It will
be valuable for companies who are
not ready for EDGE or at start of
journey.

7. UNIQUENESS OF BCGEA’S MEMBERS
BCGEA is a project partner of International Business and Gender Certification, EDGE.
Know Your WGE-Initial Assessment Know Your WGE-Initial Assessment Know Your WGE-Initial Assessment
WGE action WGE actionWGE action
WGE Basic training WGE Basic training WGE Basic training

8. SOME OF ACTION POINTS OF MEMBERS
NON-DISCRIMINATION
POLICY
INTEGRATING
GENDER EQUALITY
IN EXISTING
POLICIES
ANTI
HARASSMENT
POLICY
GENDER EQUALITY
AS
STRATEGIC
GOAL
DIVERSITY
&
INCLUSION
POLICY
FLEXIBLE
WORK
SCHEDULE
GENDER
COMPOSITION
TARGETS

9. LEARNING TOPICS FOR MEMBERS
Workplace
Gender Equality
Workplace
Inclusivity
Disability & workplace
LGBTQs & workplace
Diverse workforce & workplace
Laws & Regulations
Laws & regulations related with
Workplace Gender Equality
Harassment & Violence
Skill and Development
Best Practices
Best practices and examples
from companies within
countries
Best practices and examples
from companies in the region
Recruitment & Promotion
Equal Workplace
Flexible Work Schedules
Policies & Procedures
Organizational Culture
Training & Development
Workplace Behaviour

10. EMBRACING INCLUSIVITY WORKPLACE GENDER EQUALITY
Recruited LGBTQs in workplace
by showcasing the practice in
non-discrimination in gender.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
which mentioned that the company
commit to providing equal employment
opportunity to all staff without regard to
race, creed, colour, religion, national
origin, sex, marital status, citizenship
status, age, veteran status or disability.
Having flexibility for the uniform
by giving a choice to the
employee.
Supporting & sponsorship of the
IDAHOT event at Junction City on
May 17th 2019.

11. WGE FOCUS AREAS OF BCGEA
Leadership commitment &
Communication
 Gender responsiveness
 Unconscious gender bias &
stereotyping
 Gender main streaming
 WGE awareness across org
 Diversity & inclusion
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Practices
 Recruitment & Promotion
 Flexible working schedules
 Child care centers
 Lactation room
 Sponsorship & mentoring
program
 Career Development & Training
 Business soft skill training ( ILO
)
Policies & Procedures
 Recruitment & Promotion
 Career Development & Training
 Parental Leaves
 Workplace Harassment
 Non-discrimination
 Workplace behavior
 Diversity & Inclusion
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02
Equal Workplace
 Pay gap analysis
 Non-discrimination
 Gender balancing
 Workplace Inclusivity
Organization’s
sustainability and
business success

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THANK YOU!