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11 Value chain: Diversity and women’s participation Headlines Women involved in sugar growing and harvesting face traditional gender biases, thus limiting their ability to earn an income, own land, access credit and build their skills. Very few women work in SABMiIIer’s bottling plants in both countries, despite nondiscrimination policies in place. Women play a significant role in the retail of Coca-Cola products, yet their ability to be successful is hindered by lack of access to credit, training and support networks. 60 Exploring the links between international business and poverty reduction Women represent a large proportion of the world’s poor and face unique barriers when seeking education, employment and health care. Women are more likely than men to be denied basic rights, they often have a limited role in decision making and are more vulnerable to violence. Complex systems of discrimination prevent women from breaking through the barriers that often consign them to live in poverty. Women are often underrepresented in the most secure jobs in society and overrepresented in the most vulnerable forms of informal work. 58 Promoting gender equality and women’s full participation in economies can help drive economic growth: numerous studies have shown that when women’s incomes increase, family health, education and wellbeing improve. Women’s empowerment Women in both countries face numerous forms of gender-based discrimination, which limits their ability to fully contribute to economic and social value creation in their communities. In Zambia, many girls are prevented from going to school in favor of early marriage—an estimated one out of four girls ages 15 to 19 is married, divorced or widowed. Polygamy is
0 [When] we get out at night, we are exposed to the dangers outside the facilities. It would be good if the company provided transportation. —Female employee at ILC legally permitted and widespread, affecting 16 percent of married women in the country. 59 Women are often dependent upon men and have limited economic opportunities. In El Salvador, women’s conditions are comparatively stronger due to differing cultural norms, but they also face serious barriers in reaching their full economic potential and accessing education. Women in El Salvador have equal rights to own land by law, but tradition often prevents women from fully exercising their rights. 60 Women’s underrepresentation The study revealed that in both countries there are clear barriers to women’s participation in sugar farming and production due to biased land allocation, lack of access to credit and limited educational opportunities. Agricultural policies, laws and practice can often disadvantage female producers. Access to land is a major problem, particularly for married women. Most do not have the capital to buy land outright, and state and traditional systems of land allocation favor men. Without access to—and control of—land, women’s social, economic and political security is compromised. Land tenure is a prerequisite when gaining access to credit and loans for agricultural essentials such as seed, fertilizer and equipment. Women are largely underrepresented in the most secure, formal jobs in many developing country economies—including in the Coca-Cola/SABMiller value chain–and often overrepresented in the most vulnerable jobs. In both countries, sugarcane cutting is traditionally considered a male role, and men earn as much as two and a half times the income earned by women. As harvesting requires significant physical strength, limited numbers of women participate in it. In Zambia, women own only 6 percent of small-scale sugar farms, and even in the progressive Kaleya Smallholders Company61 women constitute only 23 percent of the formal membership but conduct up to 80 percent of the farm labor. Exploring the links between international business and poverty reduction 61
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