Terms of Reference
Research on the Application of the
Women’s Empowerment Principles in 50 top companies in Indonesia
1. Background, Rationale and Purpose
Women’s Empowerment Principles – Equality Means Business
initiative was launched in March 2010 by UN Women and UN Global Compact. It is
a set of principles for business on how to empower women in the workplace,
marketplace and community. Those principles are:
In Indonesia, gender equality has not been a priority for most
companies, and there has not been sufficient body of evidence and body of
knowledge how corporations have acted on these Women’s Empowerment Principles
(WEPs). In fact, it is highly likely that most companies do not know the
existence of these principles.
Indonesia Business Coalition for Women Empowerment (IBCWE), a
coalition of companies committed to promote gender equality in the workplace,
considers these principles as valuable tool and guidance for all companies. We
are of the view that there is a scope to promote these principles amongst
Indonesian corporations and at the same time to start measure where top
Indonesian companies are in terms of the application of these principles, and
in doing so we plan to apply Principle 7: measure and publicly report on
progress to achieve gender equality. In this effort, IBCWE will collaborate
with UN Women office in Indonesia, and will involve other key stakeholders
including the Indonesia Global Compact Network (IGCN).
The research will provide a baseline both for IBCWE, UN
Women and other organizations working to promote gender equality and women’s
empowerment in Indonesia on the state of gender equality in the private sector.
It will directly contribute to the IBCWE’s mission to support Indonesian
companies to improve their policies and practices as well as company’s cultures
to enable more women leadership in the private sector, to reduce gender pay gap
and improve working condition and support for women and eliminate gender-based
discrimination in the workplace.
In particular, the purposes of the research are:
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To assess appetite from top companies in
relation to gender, whether gender is amongst priority issues;
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To assess the state of adoption of WEPs in top
50/100 companies;
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To collect database and contacts for further
programming and research;
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To raise awareness of Indonesia’s top 50/100
companies on WEPs and how it can help companies to improve gender equality in
the workplace.
2. Audience and Use of Findings
The primary audience for this
research are corporate decision makers, government officials especially from
the Ministries of Labor, women empowerment and children protection, as well as
cooperative & small and medium enterprises. The research will also benefit
researchers, think tanks and academic institutions, as well as NGOs, focusing
on gender studies, women’s rights and women empowerment. The research will be
primarily used for lobbying leading private sector actors to commit and/or
implement actions to enhance gender equality in the workplace. For IBCWE, the
research will provide insight into company’s interest and level of readiness to
engage with IBCWE’s programs and issues.
The research report will be
publicly launched at Hari Ibu, or
Indonesian Women’s Day in December. It will be presented to relevant ministries
and agencies, including donor agencies, as well as disseminated through the UN
and DFAT’s channel. The latter due to the fact that IBCWE’s program on gender
equality in the workplace is funded through DFAT’s program “Investing in
Women”.
We also hope that the findings will
help to inform IBCWE and UN Women for further programming.
3. Research Outputs and Style
The key outputs of this research are:
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40 – 50 page report with executive summary, assessment
of 50/100 companies in terms of their level of adoption/implementation of each
of the seven principles of WEPs; case studies; summary findings and
recommendations.
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Infographic
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1-2 page of at least 4 case studies of good
practices of WEPs implementation
All the outputs should be written both in Indonesian and
English with a style that is suitable for an educated lay reader with graphs,
tables and pictures.
4. Key Research Questions
There are three core research questions to address:
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Whether leading Indonesian companies see gender
equality in the workplace is a priority issue?
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How far Indonesian companies have applied
measures to implement WEPs?
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What kind of support needed by companies to
fully implement WEPs?
The full list of questions should be in line with the
indicators as outlined in WEPs reporting guideline : http://weprinciples.org/Site/
5. Suggested Research Methods
The proposed research methods are company survey to 40 – 80
top companies (depending on the budget) that represent the top five of key
sectors/industries, i.e.: 1) agriculture; 2) mining, oil & gas; 3) manufacturing;
4) construction; 5) trade and tourism; 6) transportation & communication;
7) finance & property; 8) services. For each category, we select the top 5
- 10 companies.
We expect at least one case study per category of industry,
which will include desk research and interview with key informant from the
company and industry. The case study will as much as possible cover the ‘human
stories’ as well as ‘business case’ underlining how a certain company’s
initiative affect the business and its workers, especially women workers.
6. Ethics and Risk
There is hardly any foreseen risk and ethical issues
involved in this research. One risk identified is related to informant of case
study, should there be any negative stories coming out of the interview. IBCWE
and UN Women need to find solution and support for whistleblower(s). It should
be made clear to interviewees that they have the right to not be named and to provide
off-the record information, as some participants may feel a benefit simply from
having the chance to tell their story. If the testimony is to be made
anonymous, or used with a false name, make sure that any other identifying
details are also changed.
At all times, the researcher should gain informed and
voluntary consent from participants before conducting the research. This means
that the participants must: – have the relevant information about what the
research is; – understand it, including the possible risks and benefits to
themselves; – be free to choose whether or not to participate, without
inducement; – give their consent, either written or verbal; – have the right to
withdraw from the research at any time. Researchers must ensure that no participants
are forced to take part, for example by their employer.
7. Proposed Schedule
The research is conducted between September and November
2017, following the schedule below:
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Key Tasks
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Tentative Deadline
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1. Finalize the research design
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1 week after the first meeting
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2. Collect data
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November 15
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3. Develop the first draft report, infographic and case studies in
English
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November 30
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4. Feedback from research committee
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December 10
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5. Submit the second draft report, infographic and case studies in
English
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January 10
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6. Validation workshop/send the draft to interviewees (TBD)
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January 20
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7. Finalize report, infographic and case studies in English
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January 30
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8. Submit report, infographic and case studies in Indonesian
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February 15
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8. Management & Key Contacts
From IBCWE, the key contact is Maya Juwita (info@ibcwe.id) and from UN Women Maki
Enokita (registry.indonesia@unwomen.
A research committee, composed of IBCWE Executive Director,
Dini Widiastuti, and UN Women Program Specialist/Officer-in-charge, Lily Puspasari
will: a) monitor the research progress; b) review the first draft and request
input from relevant people, should needed; c) facilitate key stakeholders’
endorsement of the final draft report; d) approve the final version of the
report; and e) participate and support the research findings communication
activities.
9. Qualifications & Experience Required
We are looking for a research partner or consultant that
have a demonstrated experience in gender and social sciences research, in
relation with women’s empowerment and employment issues, in Indonesian context.
The research team/partner should have:
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Proven experiences in designing and leading
participatory researches focused on gender and including private sector;
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Extensive knowledge of gender issues at work and
women’s empowerment in general;
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Some knowledge of Women’s Empowerment Principles
would be an advantage;
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Previous experiences in producing a high-quality
research report in both Indonesian and English, in a plain and approachable
text, demonstrating excellent analytical and communication skills.
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Ability
to deliver a high-quality product in a timely manner;
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An on-going interest on body of work on gender
and/or labour issues is an advantage.
10. Submission of Technical Proposal
Submission of tenders should be
made by email to the address indicated below, by specifying on the Cover page
the research title “Women’s Empowerment
Principles Implementation in Indonesia: stories from top 50 companies”
The tender proposals should
include at least the following:
A. Preliminary research framework
based on the ToR, inclusive of: 1. A theoretical framework based on the UN’s
Women’s Empowerment Principles. 2. Suggested criteria and relevant questions
for the survey and case study 3. Information on the data collection methodology
B. A timeframe for the research
with clear details concerning the work to be executed, and specifying interim
deliverables
C. A detailed budget (The
administrative/indirect cost should not exceed 10% of total budget)
D. Research team description:
composition, leadership and curriculum vitae of all members
E. An example of research report
produced by the research team or research lead in English and Indonesian (or
valid hyper links to online published papers, reports) and evaluation of the
work done by research team / partner if available.
Place and deadline for submission
of tenders: Tenders should be submitted in English by email to info@ibcwe.id and registry.indonesia@unwomen.org
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