Workplace policy repository

This repository brings together best practice examples of workplace policies from organisations across global health.

Our aim is to make these examples accessible to anyone looking to write, review, or strengthen their policies to embed gender justice, fairness and equity across their organisation.

Image: Access w banking, Lagos, Nigeria, 2023, Aderemi Davies

Below you will find links to publicly-available policies reviewed by Global 50/50 in the 2025 Gender and Health Index.

This repository does not include every high-scoring policy in our Gender and Health Index, as some are not publicly available. Read more about these policies and how we score them in our latest annual report, Holding the line.

Workplace Gender Equality
Organisation Country No. of employees Sector Link
Africa Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC) Kenya 250-999 employees RESEARCH AND SURVEILLANCE See policy
African Union Commission (AUC) Ethiopia 1000+ employees REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS See policySee policy
Caritas Internationalis Italy 1-49 employees FAITH BASED See policy
Cordaid Netherlands 1000+ employees NGOs & NON-PROFITS See policy
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Germany 1000+ employees BILATERALS AND GLOBAL MULTILATERALS See policy
European Commission Belgium 1000+ employees BILATERALS AND GLOBAL MULTILATERALS See policy
FIND Switzerland 250-999 employees PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS See policy
Health Action International Netherlands 1-49 employees NGOs & NON-PROFITS See policy
Institut Pasteur France 1000+ employees RESEARCH AND SURVEILLANCE See policy
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Switzerland 1000+ employees NGOs & NON-PROFITS See policy
International Vaccine Institute (IVI) South Korea 250-999 employees PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS See policy
World Health Organization (WHO) Switzerland 1000+ employees UN SYSTEM See policy
Workplace Fairness & Equity
Organisation Country No. of employees Sector Link
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) France 1000+ employees BILATERALS AND GLOBAL MULTILATERALS See policy
American Jewish World Service (AJWS) United States 50-249 employees FAITH BASED See policy
Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) Switzerland 250-999 employees PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS See policy
European Commission Belgium 1000+ employees BILATERALS AND GLOBAL MULTILATERALS See policySee policy
Gates Foundation (formerly Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) United States 1000+ employees PHILANTHROPIC AND FUNDERS See policy
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Switzerland 250-999 employees PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS See policy
International Federation of Medical Students (IFMSA) Denmark 1-49 employees NGOs & NON-PROFITS See policy
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Japan 1000+ employees BILATERALS AND GLOBAL MULTILATERALS See policy
Medicines for Malaria Venture Switzerland 50-249 employees PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS See policy
Mott MacDonald United Kingdom 1000+ employees CONSULTANCY See policy
MSI Reproductive Choices United Kingdom 1000+ employees NGOs & NON-PROFITS See policy
Novo Nordisk Denmark 1000+ employees PRIVATE SECTOR See policy
Board Representation and Inclusion
Organisation Country No. of employees Sector Link
Africa Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC) Kenya 250-999 employees RESEARCH AND SURVEILLANCE See policySee policy
International AIDS Society (IAS) Switzerland 50-249 employees NGOs & NON-PROFITS See policy
Medtronic United States 1000+ employees PRIVATE SECTOR See policy
MSI Reproductive Choices United Kingdom 1000+ employees NGOs & NON-PROFITS See policy
Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (The Partnership, PMNCH) Switzerland 1-49 employees PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS See policy
Plan International United Kingdom 1000+ employees NGOs & NON-PROFITS See policySee policy
Population Council United States 250-999 employees NGOs & NON-PROFITS See policy
Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB) United Kingdom 1000+ employees PRIVATE SECTOR See policy
Sex-disaggregated Data
Organisation Country No. of employees Sector Link
Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) Switzerland 1000+ employees PHILANTHROPIC AND FUNDERS See policy
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Indonesia 250-999 employees REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS See policy
Cordaid Netherlands 1000+ employees NGOs & NON-PROFITS See policy
FIND Switzerland 250-999 employees PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS See policy
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Switzerland 250-999 employees PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS See policy
Global Affairs Canada Canada 1000+ employees BILATERALS AND GLOBAL MULTILATERALS See policy
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Switzerland 1000+ employees NGOs & NON-PROFITS See policy
International Rescue Committee (IRC) United States 1000+ employees NGOs & NON-PROFITS See policy
Unilever United Kingdom 1000+ employees PRIVATE SECTOR See policy
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Ethiopia 250-999 employees REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS See policy
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Austria 250-999 employees UN SYSTEM See policy
World Bank Group United States 1000+ employees BILATERALS AND GLOBAL MULTILATERALS See policy
World Health Organization (WHO) Switzerland 1000+ employees UN SYSTEM See policy