USA – Gender and women’s rights

Section I: Responsible Business Conduct and Due Diligence
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The U.S. Government Expectations for Businesses on Human Rights Due Diligence

“[…] the USG expects businesses to account for populations that face disproportionate impacts of business activity in conducting HRDD. Best practice dictates developing policies to protect HRDs and taking steps to prevent reprisals against defenders. Throughout their HRDD efforts, businesses should account for the disproportionate harms business activity can have on marginalized populations, including women and girls in all their diversity; persons with disabilities; members of ethnic, religious, linguistic, or racial minority groups; Indigenous Peoples; LGBTQI+ persons; children; and migrant workers.” (p.10)

Section III: Additional National Action Plan Commitments
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Table 4: Technology Commitments

The Department of State will, “in its implementation of the U.S. Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally, will engage with the private sector to identify solutions to technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) through the Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse (“Global Partnership”). […] The Global Partnership will engage the private sector, including technology platforms, through expansion of its multistakeholder Advisory Group and through a series of dialogues to increase shared understanding of and identify solutions to TFGBV in line with the Global Partnership’s three strategic objectives.”

The Department of State will “launch a new program, “Safe Online: Empowering Women in the Digital Economy,” to address risks of TFGBV facing women in business and the obstacles to women’s inclusion in the digital economy in Armenia and Georgia. In partnership with local organizations in each country, the program will encourage governments and private companies to implement online TFGBV and sexual harassment policies to improve the enabling environment for women in business. This program is supported by the Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund.”

(p.28)

Table 6: Environment, Climate and Just Transitions Commitments

The Department of State will, in partnership with the US Department of Agriculture “implement a program in Free Trade Agreement (FTA) partner countries to increase capacity at seed banks and nurseries to promote women’s leadership and expertise. This project, Safeguarding the Future: Promoting Gender Equity and Equality and Climate Action Through Seed Banks and Nurseries, will provide opportunities for women through training, education, and networking. The project will enhance the implementation of climate adaptation measures through nature-based solutions and further women’s technical knowledge and transferable skills to provide them advancement opportunities in existing seed banks or nurseries and/or help them to start their own enterprises.” (p.34)