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Question 8: Parental and Caregiver Support
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1: Does your company have leadership commitment and support for gender equality and women's empowerment?
2: Does your company have a non-discrimination and equal opportunity policy, either stand-alone or clearly included in a broader corporate policy?
3: Does your company have an approach to ensure non-discrimination and equal opportunity in recruitment processes?
4: Does your company have an approach to ensure non-discrimination and equal opportunity in professional development and promotion processes?
5: Does your company have an approach to ensure women and men are compensated equally?
6: Does your company offer and support paid maternity leave?
7: Does your company offer and support paid paternity leave?
8: Does your company have an approach to support employees as parents and caregivers?
9: Does your company have an approach to accommodate the work/life balance of all employees?
10: Does your company have an approach to ensure a world of work free from violence and harassment, including gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH)?
11: Does your company have an approach to address the specific health, safety, and hygiene needs of employees, with particular attention to those of women at work and while commuting to work?
12: Does your company have an approach to promote access to quality health services that meet the specific health needs of women employees?
13: Does your company have an approach to gender-responsive procurement (GRP) that expands relationships with women-owned and gender-responsive businesses?
14: Does your company encourage suppliers and vendors to advance performance on gender equality?
15: Does your company have an approach to responsible marketing that eradicates harmful stereotypes in all media and advertising content?
16: Does your company have an approach to assess differential impacts on women and men when developing products and/or services?
17: Does your company have policies and processes in place to ensure the responsibility to respect the rights of women and girls in the local communities in which it operates?
18: Does your company have an approach to embed gender equality in its sustainability strategy, community investment, public advocacy, and multi-stakeholder partnerships?
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Does your company have an approach to support employees as parents and caregivers?
Select an option:
Yes, our company has an approach to support employees as parents and caregivers.
No, our company currently does not have an approach, but:
Please select all that apply:
Commitment
Has a stand-alone policy or a commitment embedded in a broader corporate policy that addresses supporting employees as parents and caregivers
Communicates parental and caregiver benefits and services to all employees and notifies employees of any changes
Offers parental and caregiver benefits to part-time workers
Not Applicable: We do not have part-time workers
Implementation
Provides mentorship, support, or training to refresh employee skills when returning from parental leave
Provides an option for a phased return to work after maternity or
paternity leave
Provides referrals for off-site childcare facilities that are clean and safe
Has paid time off for breast feeding or pumping
Offers on-site childcare facilities that are clean and safe or provides child care subsidies for offsite care
Offers paid time off to attend healthcare appointments with dependents
Consults with women and men employees or conducts employee surveys to determine if parental and caregiver benefits meet employee needs
Measurement
Analyzes whether uptake rates of caregiver benefits are comparable between men and women, and takes action to address gaps in male uptake
Transparency
Reports publicly to company
stakeholders
on the total number of employees that take advantage of parental or care benefits, disaggregated by sex
Reports to the board on the total number of employees that take advantage of parental or care benefits, disaggregated by sex
We are interested in learning more.
We plan to take steps in the next year.
Some of our country offices or business units have taken steps.
None of the above.
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