All publications: entrepreneurship, gender equality
How institutional reform is reshaping entrepreneurship support for women in India
This case study presents the experience of the National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ni-msme), India, in applying the ILO’s Women’s Entrepreneurship Self-Check (WE-Check). It demonstrates how institutional reforms informed by...
Advancing women’s entrepreneurship and gender equality in a just transition for climate action
An overview of the ILO Women’s Entrepreneurship Development Programme’s priority area on just transition in line with its 2025–2030 strategic plan.
Action Plan/Roadmap To Foster National Conditions For Women’s Entrepreneurship Development And Enterprise Formalization In Nigeria
SCORE Training catalogue
SCORE Training helps SMEs to achieve better working conditions and productivity through its wide variety of modules and stands as an aid to compliance.
Industry Advisory Board establishment in Indonesian polytechnics: Report and guidance following pilots conducted under the Skills for...
The Industry Advisory Board pilots are intended to explore the institutionalization of Link and Match objectives, supporting systematic engagement with priority industry sectors as an over-arching forum for individual agreements.
Capacity building study tour to UK higher education institutions
National partners study tour to UK higher education institutes
Technical note on Skills Development Funding (SDF) in Indonesia: Global practice summary, consultative workshop findings, and...
This technical note brings together a summary of relevant global insights, taken from two studies of skills development funding mechanisms in over 70 countries; along with the findings from the consultation workshop facilitated for government and...
A Qualitative assessment of local economic development training in four villages in North Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
This report presents the results of a socio-economic qualitative assessment of Local Economic Development (LED) training undertaken by villagers from Budo, Marinsow, Pulisan, and Tiwoho, of Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi as part of the Skills...
Community skills development for sustainable coastal tourism entrepreneurship in North Sulawesi: A qualitative impact summary
Co-hosted by the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Mission of Indonesia in Geneva, and the International Labour Office in Geneva
Framework conditions for Women’s Entrepreneurship Development
Promoting Gender Sensitive Business Environment Reform in South-East Asia: A Compendium of Solutions
Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia
Women entrepreneurs leading the way: Promoting a circular economy and more sustainable practices in the garment sector
The report outlines four women leaders in Asia’s garment and textile sector who are making positive contributions to sector-specific challenges related to gender equality, environmental sustainability and industry recovery from COVID-19. The...
Women’s entrepreneurship development
Gender-inclusive service provision: A quick guide for financial and business development services providers
This guide explains the benefits of targeting women entrepreneurs and women-led businesses and how to tailor products and service delivery to them. It provides step-by-step guidance for how to begin to incorporate gender-inclusive strategies into...
Rebuilding Better: Assessment of women entrepreneurs’ needs and available support services during COVID-19 in Malaysia, Philippines and...
This report was prepared for the Rebuilding Better: Fostering Business Resilience Post-COVID-19 Project, supported by J.P. Morgan, in early 2021 to inform the project strategy and work plan. The report summarizes findings from a study of primary and...
How does the ILO SCORE Training Address Audit Issues?
SCORE Training helps to achieve better compliance with contract and legal requirements by demonstrating to SMEs the benefits that can be obtained through good working conditions and a safe working environment
Women's entrepreneurship development assessment: Jamaica
The Assessment Report acknowledges that Jamaica has a solid legal and regulatory framework on which to build, but recognizes that much needs to be done in making these regulations gender-sensitive and translating them into gendered actions that...
Women’s Entrepreneurship Development
The ILO approach to Women’s Entrepreneurship Development - Sustainable Enterprises
Enhancing women’s entrepreneurship in Kenya: Initial qualitative assessment of the ILO’s GET Ahead business training programme
EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 188
Differences in the effects of vocational training on men and women: Constraints on women and drop-out behaviour
EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 189
Women's Entrepreneurship Development (WED) in South Africa - The Abafazi Incubator Project: Public-Private Partnership
Well designed partnerships are essential to developing women's entrepreneurship through their unique ability to mobilize funds, ensure the sustainability and use of ILO tools and approaches, and generate new opportunities to collaborate.