Gender-Responsive Wage Digitization in the Garment Sector a Practical Guide

Wage digitization that considers the needs of female workers has the potential to boost women’s economic empowerment. However, for women to realize these benefits, it is critical that gender is built in from the start of any wage digitization program. This guide offers development and financial inclusion practitioners practical advice based on learning and insight from HERfinance Digital Wages program in Bangladesh.  It covers three key lessons for developing and delivering wage digitization programs that can lead to women’s economic empowerment:

1. Designing gender-responsive wage digitization programs
2. Building financial capability for female garment workers
3. Tackling gender norms to increase control over wage

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“This article was published as part of BSR’s HERproject. In 2023, HERproject, Gap Inc. P.A.C.E, CARE and Better Work came together to launch RISE: Reimagining Industry to Support Equality, a collaborative initiative supporting industry to advance equality for women workers in global garment supply chains.”