What Does it Take? How Women Rise in our Overseas and Home Offices
Interactive Breakout Session | Tuesday, October 27, 11:00 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
Kerri-Ann Guyah, Manager, Abt Global (Jamaica)
Kelly Saldaña, Director of the Office of Health Systems, USAID
Lisa Tarantino, Principal Associate, Abt Global
Dr. Linda Sharkey, Global Advisory Board Member, Best Practice Institute
Allyship: A Key Ingredient to Power and Empowering Others
Interactive Breakout Session | Monday, October 26, 8:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Eric Reading, Division Vice President, International Development Division, Abt Global
Sundaa Bridgett-Jones, Managing Director, Policy & Coalitions, The Rockefeller Foundation
Gary Barker, President and CEO, Promundo-US
Where Do We Go from Here?
Closing Plenary | Wednesday, October 28, 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
Lisa Simeon, Chief Operations Officer, Abt Global
Abt Global is a proud sponsor of the 2020 Women in Global Development Leadership Forum, hosted by the Women Innovators & Leaders (WILD) Network. The theme of this year’s forum was Power, and Empowering Others and focused on three tracks: skills to lead at every level, organizational development for greater inclusion and performance, and sector-wide initiatives.
Abt staff participated in several activities:
Rising to Senior Leadership in GlobalDev: Overcoming Challenges, Speed Bumps & Glass Ceilings
Interactive Breakout Session | Monday, October 26, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Leisa Gibson, Senior Advisor, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion, Abt Global
Anna Winoto, Team Leader, KOMPAK, Abt Global
Esther McIntosh, Director, Papua New Guinea - Australia Governance Partnership
Abt Global Australia
Lena Kolyada, Chief of Party, Abt Global
Jacqui De Lacy, Managing Director, Abt Australia
Insights and Impact
Investing in Women
Spotlight On: Gender Equality & Social Inclusion
Gender equality and social inclusion are both worthy goals in their own right, as well as cross-cutting issues in health, economic empowerment, agriculture, and education, among other sectors.
Abt Global Tops 50 Private Sector/Consultancies Rated in Global Health 50/50 2019 Report, Expands Focus on Gender Equality & Social Inclusion
Rockville, Md. – Abt Global leads the list of 50 private-sector companies and consultancies rated in the Global Health 50/50 2019 report released March 7, tied with Unilever for first place.The Global Health 50/50 2019 rated 198 organizations on performance across 10 domains, including commitment to gender equality, senior management parity, gender of executive and programmatic gender strategy.Abt recently expanded its focus on Gender Equality & Social Inclusion, which includes programs on empowering women and girls, ending gender-based violence, promoting social inclusion and engaging men to advance rights for everyone. The company has also formally adopted the Minimum Standards for Mainstreaming Gender Equality.“Abt Global always has been committed to ensuring that women have equal opportunities for success,” said President and CEO Kathleen Flanagan, who joined the company 36 years ago as a junior analyst. "As we observe International Women's Day, we have much to be proud of in terms of our progress in gender equality.”“Our scores in the just-released Global Health 50/50 2019 report and our endorsement of the Minimum Standards for Mainstreaming Gender Equality demonstrate our continued efforts in this area,” she added.This is the second report by Global Health 50/50, an initiative created to advance accountability and action for gender equality in global health. The organizations rated in the study include bilateral and multilateral development institutions, philanthropic organizations, NGOs and the private sector. The initiative is sponsored by the University College London Centre for Gender and Global Health.The eight standards for mainstreaming gender equality were developed by the Gender Practitioners Collaborative—a group of gender experts from international development organizations—to promote gender equality within endorsing organizations and their programs. The standards range from adopting a gender equality policy to conducting gender analyses for every project and developing an organizational culture and capacity for gender equality.About Abt GlobalAbt Globalis an engine for social impact, dedicated to moving people from vulnerability to security. Harnessing the power of data and our experts’ insights, we provide research, consulting and technical services globally in the areas of health, environmental and social policy, technology and international development. http://www.abtglobal.comContact:Mary F. MaguireMary_Maguire@abtassoc.com301-347-5859
Abt Global Earns EDGE Certification For Gender Equality
Rockville, Md. –Abt Global has been awarded EDGE Certification, becoming the first U.S. government implementing partner to meet the prestigious global business standard for gender equality.“Abt’s mission is to improve the quality of life and economic well-being of people worldwide,” said Abt President and CEO Kathleen Flanagan. “Attaining EDGE Certification signals our commitment to raising the standards of gender equality—not only through our work with marginalized and vulnerable populations, but at every level in our workplace.”The Economic Dividends for Gender Equality—EDGE—Foundation certification is considered the leading global assessment methodology and business certification standard for gender equality. The process included an intensive audit of Abt’s gender equity practices, policies and employee perceptions and benchmarking them against other organizations. Abt is one of just 20 organizations in the U.S. to attain EDGE Certification. The company is nearing completion of EDGE certification for Abt Australia and Abt Britain.EDGE provides a three-tiered certification: EDGE Assess, EDGE Move and EDGE Lead. Abt has been certified at the first level, EDGE Assess, for its policies and initiatives that are building an inclusive culture of workplace gender equality.“With this certification, Abt is joining a global community of organizations committed to creating an equitable work environment,” said Flanagan. “Our goal is continuous improvement toward ensuring gender equality by applying the same data-driven rigor we bring to our work every day.”About Abt GlobalAbt Globalis an engine for social impact, dedicated to moving people from vulnerability to security. Harnessing the power of data and our experts’ insights, we provide research, consulting and technical services globally in the areas of health, environmental and social policy, technology and international development. http://www.abtglobal.comContactMary F. MaguireMary_Maguire@abtassoc.comO: (301) 347-5859M: (202) 306-7615
Through KOMPAK, Abt Empowers Women in Indonesia
KOMPAK is a partnership between the governments of Indonesia and Australia. Operating across 26 districts in seven provinces, KOMPAK focuses on Indonesia’s two key poverty reduction objectives – improved access to and quality of frontline services, and…