The Impacts of "Soft Skills" Training on Professional Advancement of Female Garment Workers in Bangladesh

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Key Information

The garment industry has expanded women’s employment opportunities in the urban job market in Bangladesh. However, jobs available to women at factories are typically limited to junior positions. This study evaluates the effectiveness of a program that provides female garment workers with skills that lead to promotion to supervisory positions. By comparing the impacts of soft skills training, a combination of soft and hard skills training, and no training, researchers seek to determine whether soft skills training alone is an effective and efficient way to increase the numbers of promotions offered to women and prepare women to be strong supervisors.


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

South Asia

Bangladesh

Activity URL

Not applicable or unknown

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2016 - 2018

Partner(s)

International Finance Corporation

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Funder does not wish to be acknowledged

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other skills

  • Social and emotional learning
  • Vocational training

Cross-cutting areas

  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Mentorship

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Other community members - female

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Not applicable or unknown

School Level

Not applicable or unknown

Other populations reached

  • Other

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Life skills education

  • Social and emotional learning (SEL) skills building

Women's empowerment programs

  • Leadership training

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

Not applicable or unknown

Cross-cutting goals

  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • Increased employment/job-related skills
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms
  • Reduced poverty/increase household well-being