Women's Empowerment

The statistics above are for
all UNDP staff.

UNDP is committed to being an equal opportunity employer and to achieving a 50/50 balance of men and women in the organization by 2010. Currently – as shown in the pie chart to the right – that balance has been reached when all UNDP staff are taken into account. However, there is still some progress to be made at the highest levels of management, as indicated in the graph below this text.

UNDP launched the first version of its Gender & Diversity Scorecard in August 2004. The scorecard will track the organization's progress towards its goal of a 50/50 balance. The success of this benchmark rests with senior managers, the Heads of Bureaux & Units and Country Offices. UNDP is helping managers to meet this benchmark by linking its gender policy goals to broader talent management initiatives.

Gender Balance at the Senior Management Level in UNDP

Legend:

BCPR - Bureau of Crisis Prevention and Recovery
BDP - Bureau for Development Policy
BOM - Bureau of Management
BRSP - Bureau of Resources and Strategic Partnerships
RBA - Regional Bureau for Africa
RBAP - Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific
RBAS - Regional Bureau for the Arab States
RBEC - Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS
RBLAC - Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean

For more information, please download the UNDP's Gender Balance in Management Policy (MS Word document).