WBG: Closing Gender Gaps in Water Jobs Database

David Gray
David Gray World Bank Group • 1 June 2023
ClosingGendergaps

Water is a crucial source of jobs, both directly, as an employer in water services, and indirectly, through the economic opportunities that depend on water. Women remain an untapped resource for the water sector - only 1 in 5 utility employees are female. Greater diversity is linked to higher financial performance, innovation and customer satisfaction.

This dataset illustrates gender gaps in employment drawing on survey results from Women in Water Utilities: Breaking Barriers report, and additional surveys collected as part of Equal Aqua platform. Institutions can use it to compare their performance to other institutions in their region and globally.

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