Over half of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction’s — or UNISDR — current staff is made up of female employees. The U.N. agency — which is one of only seven to have achieved this balance as of December 2016 — worked hard to accomplish this milestone and efforts to maintain the balance are ongoing. Devex spoke with the UNISDR head, Robert Glasser, to find out how they did it and what tips and advice he would offer to other organisations trying to achieve the same.
Here are seven ways an organization can help make gender parity a reality.
1. Leadership dedicated to achieving gender balance