{"id":457592,"date":"2021-03-15T09:03:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T13:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=457592"},"modified":"2021-03-15T09:03:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T13:03:12","slug":"gap-inc-announces-landmark-2025-goals-to-drive-womens-empowerment-in-its-supply-chain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/gap-inc-announces-landmark-2025-goals-to-drive-womens-empowerment-in-its-supply-chain\/","title":{"rendered":"Gap Inc. Announces Landmark 2025 Goals to Drive Women\u2019s Empowerment in Its Supply Chain"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gap Inc. Announces Landmark 2025 Goals to Drive Women\u2019s Empowerment in Its <\/b>Supply Chain<\/b><\/p>\n

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–
\nAs part of celebrating Women\u2019s History Month, Gap Inc. is pleased to highlight the significant milestone that over 800,000 women and girls have completed the P.A.C.E.<\/a> (Personal Advancement & Career Enhancement) program. Gap Inc.\u2019s P.A.C.E. program was founded in 2007 on the belief that all women deserve the opportunity to reach their full potential. Today, it is on track to achieve the ambitious goal of reaching 1 million individuals by 2022, operating in communities and factories in 17 countries where our clothes are made.\n<\/p>\n

\nParticipants in the P.A.C.E. curriculum often say that the life skills taught in the coursework have an immediate and tangible positive impact on their lives. Thi Thu Ha Ngyuen, who lives in Vietnam and is employed at the Vina Kyung Seung factory’s finishing division, said that the life skills learned through P.A.C.E. helped her to express herself more confidently in daily life. \u201cWhen I started to feel more confident as a woman, my life changed,\u201d Nguyen said. Through P.A.C.E., Ha learned to better communicate with her family and express her need for assistance from her husband while establishing her career, managing a household, and raising two young daughters in a rural community. This is one story among thousands that demonstrates how P.A.C.E. gives women who make our clothes the knowledge and tools to change their lives.\n<\/p>\n

\nBuilding on the momentum and success of P.A.C.E., Gap Inc. is joining forces with Business for Social Responsibility<\/a>, ILO-IFC Better Work<\/a>, and CARE<\/a> to launch Empower@Work<\/a>. This shared platform leverages its knowledge, skills, and networks to drive collective action to benefit women workers and gender equity in global supply chains. Empower@Work will focus on building and deploying sustainable, systemic, and scalable programs that promote gender equity in global supply chains.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cGap Inc. is proud to be a founding member of Empower@Work, recognizing the opportunity it presents to reach millions of women with proven programming and tools they can use to uplift themselves and their families for generations to come,\u201d said Mary Beth Laughton, President and CEO, Athleta. \u201cTo reinforce this commitment, Athleta and Gap brand are taking steps to have all the factories from which they source participate in Empower@Work women\u2019s empowerment training by 2025.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nOne of the most devastating impacts of COVID-19 has been that working women<\/a> worldwide are more likely to lose their jobs and bear the burdens of family support during the global pandemic. In the strategic factories where Gap Inc. clothes are produced, most positions are held by women and people of color, the same segments of the population most impacted by COVID-19. That’s why Gap Inc. is committed to investing in the women who make our clothes through landmark goals focused on women’s empowerment and gender equity.\n<\/p>\n

\nGap Inc. is announcing its broader investment strategy in women\u2019s empowerment, committing that by 2025:\n<\/p>\n