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Policy/Strategy 2016
WIPO Pilot Project on the Professional Development of Women
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World Intellectual Property Organization

Overview

Since 2009, the WIPO Director General has launched various initiatives in his commitment to mainstream the gender perspective in policies and programs and the gender equality in the Organization. These initiatives are in line with the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) Recommendation 81 regarding the need for WIPO to take action to improve gender balance at the senior management level in the organization. As per the 2014 WIPO Gender Equality Policy and the 2013 Human Resources Strategy, WIPO has set the target to achieve gender balance at all levels by 2020. In support of this target, a pilot project on professional development of women at P3 and P4 levels was initiated in 2015. Conclusions from an initial focus group discussion on career development held by Human Resources Management Department (HRMD) with groups of women at P3, P4 and P5 levels in 2014 identified that staff view career counselling as useful mechanism for career development of staff at WIPO. This evaluation, which was conducted between January and April 2016, presents the results of the first phase of the Pilot Project on the Professional Development of Women (2015-2016). The primary purpose of this evaluation is to assess the roll out of the first phase of the pilot project and contribute to learning lessons which will improve the delivery under this pilot project. The major finding of the evaluation was that, participating in the pilot project had increased participants’ consciousness and readiness to seize career opportunities. Participants have increased their awareness and quest for potential career domains and started to focus on improving their professional knowledge and skills in order to pursue higher positions. Also, this project led to behavioral change for some participants who applied for vacancies.

Report Details

Year Published 2016
Type Policy/Strategy
Theme/s Gender Equality
Joint No
Partner/s N/A
SDG/s
SDG5 - Gender EqualitySDG10 - Reduced Inequalities
Agency Focal Point Internal Oversight Division
Focal Point Email iod@wipo.int
Managed by Independent Evaluation Office No

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