1. How can companies and NGOs provide leadership development opportunities for women that encourage them to go after higher-level positions?
While working in the field, Kelly Cronen, gender practice director for Chemonics International, noticed that one of the biggest barriers for women to pursue higher level positions was the issue of access to decision makers that can help promote women into these positions.
To overcome this on one particular project, she noted, the senior-level management intentionally created opportunities for junior staff — typically made up of younger women — to demonstrate their skills and to raise issues about any gender-related constraints in the office.
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Kelli Rogers@kellierin
Kelli Rogers has worked as an Associate Editor and Southeast Asia Correspondent for Devex, with a particular focus on gender. Prior to that, she reported on social and environmental issues from Nairobi, Kenya. Kelli holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri, and has reported from more than 20 countries.
