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4. What impact could gender equality have on the productivity of the meat sector? The participants noted: • There’s a need to break down divisions within organisations: Within food production businesses in general, and the meat industry in particular, there tends to exist a division between the workforce who are office-based and those employed in operational areas. This can be compounded by divisions along other lines such as gender and language. Better socialisation of these groups and blending different areas to remove the perceived divisions can help improve communication, ultimately in
... Подробнееcreasing people’s sense of belonging within the workplace and making it a more attractive proposition to new entrants. • MBW’s global mentoring platform, which launched in 2021, will help achieve this within the meat sector by forging strong links between women in different business areas. • Those who attribute importance to physical and financial productivity targets (everyone from industry leaders and financiers to small farm owners) need to be engaged in order to appreciate that what might seem like “losses” to output (such as time invested in training and social activities) will, in the longer term, improve gender diversity and softer productivity measures in parallel. Ultimately this will lead to improved physical and financial performance. • There’s a clear link between increased gender equality and a more sustainable meat industry: Businesses with diverse workforces: o More accurately represent their customer and employee base, meaning they have better access to vital insights and perspectives o Have more diversity of thought, which drives innovation and better risk management o Have access to a wider range of leadership styles, which drives engagement and productivity o Are more profitable and have better share prices. • A global representative body such as MBW is required in order to accelerate change Скрыть
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Ключевые слова: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment