Best Practices for Process-Based Manufacturing Companies to Improve Gender Equity

Women make up 18% of the process-based manufacturing workforce, highlighting significant potential to expand women’s participation in the sector. This resource examines barriers such as safety concerns around night shifts, limited access to affordable and safe transport at remote plants and during late hours, restrictions on certain hazardous processes, and low female enrolment in technical courses. It identifies entry-level opportunities across sectors and roles, including packaging, quality and machine operations, and presents a 3-phased approach covering infrastructure, hiring, manager sensitisation, skills, transport, retention and accountability.