Leveling the Playing Field: New Data on Gaps and Opportunities for Women in Field Roles
Value For Women - August 2024
Knowing the business case, employers often seek to increase women’s representation in field roles, but are hampered in their ability to take meaningful action. On the one hand, women face significant barriers entering and thriving in these positions. On the other hand, there is limited quantitative data on the experiences of women field staff and the challenges they face.
To fill this evidence gap on gendered differences in field staff experience, Value for Women embarked on an investigation to gather data from 533 field staff across 10 distributed renewable energy (DRE) firms in 4 African countries. This report presents fresh insights on gendered differences in the experience of field staff, specifically focusing on job-specific factors that might hinder women in accessing and thriving in these roles. To our knowledge, this report represents the first of its kind in dedicated (sex-disaggregated) data on the experience of field staff.
Packed with actionable strategies, this report, with an accompanying infographic, shows how to design and adapt field roles to attract, retain, and support both women and men, making it an important read for organizations committed to gender equality and organizational success.