2021 detailed findings – Global Health 50/50

2021 Gender and Health Index

Detailed findings on organisations’ sexual harassment policies, parental leave policies and gender pay gap.

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Anti-sexual harassment policies
Parental leave policies
Gender pay gap

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Policy availability:
O (Online)	Available online
S (Shared)	Shared with GH5050
Commitment and definition:
1 - statement of the organisation's zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment
2 - definition of sexual harassment
3 - examples of sexual harassment
G (Green)	3 criteria in place
A (Amber)	1- 2 criteria in place
R (Red)	0 criteria in place
Protection guarantees:
G (Green)	Both confidentiality and non-retaliation
A (Amber)	(c) Confidentiality guaranteed to fullest extent possible
A (Amber)	(nr) protection against non-retaliation
R (Red)	Neither confidentiality nor non-retaliation guaranteed
Training:
G (Green)	Mandatory training for all staff
A (Amber)	Training available for all staff; mandatory training for some staff (eg managers)
R (Red)	No mention of training
Reporting and accountability:
1-Does the policy describe the sexual harassment reporting processes?
2-Description of formal and informal reporting processes?
3-Description of the sanctions that will apply to those who commit sexual harassment?
4-Description of how complaints will be investigated?
5-Open reporting of results of investigation to staff/public?
G (Green)	3-5 criteria in place
A (Amber)	1-2 criteria in place
R (Red)	0 criteria in place
Overall scoring:
G (Green)	Scores Green for at least 2/4 variables and Amber on all others, and no Reds.
A (Amber)	Sexual harassment policy scores 1 Red or any other combination of Green/Amber/Red.
R (Red)	Policy scores Red on at least 2/4 variables.
*	Confirmed via direct correspondence with the organisation but not referenced in organisation policy

Organisation	Policy availability	Commitment & definition	Protection	Training	Reporting	Overall score
AB InBev	O	G	A(nr)	A	G	G
AbbVie	OS	G	G	A	G	G
Abt Associates	S	G	G	G	G	G
Accenture	O	G	G	G	A	G
Africa Centre for Global Health and Social Transformation (ACHEST)	O	A	A(nr)	R	A	A
Africa Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC) Link Link	O	G	G	G	G	G
Africare	O	A	G	R	G	A
Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)	S	G	G	G	G	G
Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (AHPSR)	O	G	G	G	G	G
Amref Health Africa	OS	G	G	G*	G	G
Becton, Dickinson and Company	O	G	G	G*	G	G
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation	O	G	A(c)	R	A	A
BP	O	G	G	R	G	A
BRAC	O	G	A(c)	A	A	A
CARE International	O	A	G	A	G1	G
Caritas Internationalis	O	A	A(r)	R	A	A
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Link Link	O	G	G	G	G	G
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)	O	A	R	A	G	A
Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)	O	G	A(nr)	G	G	G
Coca-Cola	O	A	G	R	A	A
Cordaid	O	G	G	G*	G	G*
Dalberg	S	G	G	A*	G	G*
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)	O	G	R	R	G	A
Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi)	O	G	G	G	G	G
DSM	O	G	G	R	G	A
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)	O	A	A (c)	A(c)	A	A
EngenderHealth	O	G	G	G	A	G
European Commission	O	G	A(c)	A	G	G
ExxonMobil	O	A	G	R	A	A
FHI 360	O	G	G	R	G	A
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)	OS	G	G	G	G1	G
Ford Foundation	O	G	G	G*	G	G*
Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND)	O	A	G	A	G	G
GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance	S	G	G	G	G	G
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)	OS	A	G	G*	G1	G*
Global Affairs Canada	O	A	R	A	G	G
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)	O	G	G	G	G	G
Global Financing Facility (GFF)	O	G	G	G	A	G
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria	S	G	G	G	G	G
Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT Fund)	S	A	G	A	A	A
Health Action International	O	G	G	R	G	A
Heineken	O	A	A(c)	A	A	A
icddr,b	O	G	G	R	G	A
International AIDS Society (IAS)	S	A	A(c)	R	G	A
International Federation of Medical Students (IFMSA)	S	A	A(c)	R	G	A
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)	O	G	A(nr)	A	A	A
International Labour Organization (ILO)	O	G	R	G	G	A
International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)	O	A	G	A	G1	G
International Rescue Committee (IRC)	S	G	G	A	G	G
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease	S	G	G	R	A	A
International Vaccine Institute (IVI)	S	G	G	G*	G	G*
International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC)	S	G	G	G*	G	G*
Ipas	S	G	G	G	G	G
Islamic Relief Worldwide	OS	G	G	A	G	G
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)	O	G	G	G	R	A
Jhpiego	S	A	A(c)	G*	A	A
Johnson & Johnson	O	G	G	G	A	G
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)	O	A	G	G	G1	G
Laerdal	O	A	G	R	A	A
Management Sciences for Health (MSH)	O	G	G	G*	G	G*
McCann Health	S	G	G	G*	G	G
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)	O	A	G	A	G1	G
Medicines for Malaria Venture	O	A	G	R	A	A
Medicines Patent Pool (MPP)	O	G	G	G	G	G
Memisa	O	A	G	G	G	G
Merck	O	G	G	R	A	A
Mercy Corps	O	G	G	G	G	G
MSI Reproductive Choices	S	G	G	R	G	A
National Institutes of Health (NIH)	O	G	G	G	G	G
Novartis	O	A	A(nr)	R	G	A
Novo Nordisk	O	A	A(c)	R	A	A
Nutrition International	O	G	A(c)	R	G	A
Open Society Foundations	O	G	A(r)	A*	G	G*
Palladium Group	S	G	G	G	G	G
Partners In Health	S	G	G	A	G	G
Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (The Partnership, PMNCH)	O	G	G	G	G	G
PATH	OS	A	G	G	G	G
Pathfinder International	S	G	G	R	G	A
Pfizer	O	G	G	R	G	A
Plan International	O	G	G	A	G1	G
Population Action International	S	A	G	R	G	A
Population Council	S	G	G	R	G	A
Population Reference Bureau (PRB)	S	A	G	G	G	G
Population Services International (PSI)	O	G	G	G	G	G
Promundo	S	G	G	G*	G	G*
PwC	O	G	A(nr)	R	G	A
RBM Partnership to End Malaria	O	G	G	G	G	G
Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB)	S	A	G	R	G	A
Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition	OS	G	A(c)	G	G	G
Salvation Army International	O	G	A(nr)	R	A	A
Sanofi Espoir Foundation	O	G	A(nr)	A	G	G
Save the Children	OS	G	G*	A*	G1*	G*
Scaling Up Nutrition	O	G	G	G	G	G
Sonke Gender Justice	O	G	G	G	G1	G
Stop TB Partnership	S	G	G	G	G	G
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)	S	G	G	A	G	G
TB Alliance	S	G	G	G*	G	G*
Teck Resources	S	G	G	G*	G	G*
UN Women	O	A	G	G	G1	G
UNHCR	S	A	G	G	G	G
UNICEF	O	G	G	R	G	A
Unilever	O	A	G	G	A	G
Unitaid	O	G	G	G	G	G
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)	O	G	G	G	G1	G
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)	O	G	G	G	G1	G
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)	O	A	G	G	G	G
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)	O	A	G	R	G	A
Viatris	S	A	G	G	G	G
Vital Strategies	S	G	G	R	G	A
World Bank Group	O	G	G	G	G1	G
World Food Programme	O	A	G	A	G	G
World Health Organization (WHO)	O	G	G	G	G	G

	Primary carer/Maternity leave		Secondary carer/Paternity leave		Parental leave or shared leave
Organisation	Weeks available	Wage replacement	Weeks available	Wage replacement	Weeks available	Wage replacement
AB InBev	Minimum 16 weeks (for primary carers, regardless of gender)	100%	Minimum 2 weeks	100%
AbbVie	14-16 weeks paid (includes 6-8 weeks STD) + 10 weeks unpaid	100%	8 weeks paid + 10 weeks unpaid	100%
Abt Associates					1-2 weeks for each parent	100%
Accenture	16 weeks of maternity leave or 8 weeks for primary caregivers (USA)	100%	2 weeks	100%
Africa Centre for Global Health and Social Transformation (ACHEST)	12 weeks	Paid	.8 weeks	Paid
Agence Française de Développement (AFD)	Minimum 16 weeks	100% up to cap of € 3,377 / month	11 working days	100% up to cap of € 3,377 / month	Both parents entitled to leave until child is 3 years	Benefits vary
Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (AHPSR)	16 weeks	100%	4-8 weeks	100%
AVERT	52 weeks total; 39 weeks paid	SMP 39 weeks	2 weeks	100%	50 weeks SPL; 37 weeks paid	Paid
Becton, Dickinson and Company					6 weeks for each parent	100%
Bloomberg Philanthropies	24 weeks	100%	4 weeks	100%
BP	2 weeks paid leave + 8-10 weeks STD	100%	2 weeks	100%	Up to 26 weeks unpaid family leave	Unpaid
Bristol-Myers Squibb	8 weeks + STD for birth parents	Paid	8 weeks	Paid
Deloitte	16 weeks at full salary + 10 weeks at 50% of full salary + 13 weeks at statutory pay	Paid	4 weeks	100%	Shared Parental leave	Paid
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)	14 weeks	100%			Up to three years after childbirth for each parent, of which 24 months can be taken up until the child’s eighth birthday.	Paid
Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi)	16 weeks	100%	2 weeks	100%
Eli Lilly and Company	8 weeks for birth parent + 10 weeks for primary carer + 10 weeks unpaid	Paid	10 weeks paid; 10 weeks unpaid	Paid
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control	16 weeks	Not specified	2-3 weeks	Not specified	Maximum duration: 3 years.
European Commission	16 weeks	Not specified	2-3 weeks	Not specified	Maximum duration: 3 years.
ExxonMobil	8 weeks + STD (6-8 weeks) for birth mothers	Paid	8 weeks	Paid
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office	52 weeks	6 weeks paid at 90%, remaining weeks unpaid	1 or 2 weeks	Paid	Shared parental leave	Unpaid
GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance	16 weeks	100%	4 weeks	100%
Gilead					12 weeks for each parent	Not specified
Global Affairs Canada	Up to 15 weeks	55% (up to $573/week)			Standard: up to 40 weeks, but one parent cannot receive more than 35 weeks of benefits	55% (up to $573/week)
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)	26 weeks	Paid	2 weeks	100%
Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP)	12-16 weeks paid + 12 months (unpaid)	100%	2 weeks	Not specified
icddr,b	24 weeks	Paid
Intel	8 weeks, in addition to FMLA	Paid	8 weeks	Paid
International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)					4 weeks for each parent	Paid
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)	12-16 weeks paid + 12 months (unpaid)	100%	2 weeks	Not specified
International Labour Organization (ILO)	16 weeks	100%	4 weeks	100%
Ipas	6 weeks + 6 weeks STD for birth parent (USA)	Paid			6 weeks	paid
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)	16 weeks	100%	1 week	100%	52 weeks; 78 weeks if shared	Paid
Jhpiego	6 weeks	100%			4 weeks	100%
Johnson & Johnson	17 weeks (US based)	Paid			8 weeks	Paid
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)	24 weeks	Paid	16 weeks	Paid
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)	14 weeks	Paid
Medicines for Malaria Venture					16 weeks for each parent	Not specified
Medtronic	14 weeks	100%	8 weeks	100%
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy	20 weeks	80%	2 weeks	100%	6 months per parent; up to 11 months if the father takes at least 3 months	Paid
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands	16 weeks	100% of earnings (up to a limit)	1 week	100%	26 weeks per parent	Unpaid
National Institutes of Health (NIH)					12 weeks per parent	Paid
Nestle	18 weeks (gender neutral)	100%	4 weeks	100%
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)	18-22 weeks	100% (up to a limit)	2 weeks	Unpaid	49-59 weeks	100% (up to a limit)
Novartis	14 weeks (or national policy if higher)	100%	14 weeks (or national policy if higher)	100%
Novo Nordisk	14 weeks	Paid		Paid
Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (The Partnership, PMNCH)	16 weeks	Paid	4-8 weeks	Paid
PwC	22 weeks	100% (incl SMP)	22 weeks	100% (incl SPP)	18 weeks	Unpaid
RBM Partnership to End Malaria	16 weeks	Paid	4-8 weeks	Paid
Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB)	26 weeks	100%	4 weeks	100%
Safaricom	16 weeks	Not specified
Sanofi Espoir Foundation	18 weeks	Paid	2 weeks	Paid
Save the Children	21 weeks fully paid; 52 weeks total	100%	2 weeks	100%	18 weeks	Unpaid
Scaling Up Nutrition	16 weeks	Paid	4-8 weeks	Paid
Sumitomo Chemical	4 weeks paid; 52 weeks total	Paid
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)	2 weeks obligatory	Paid	1 week	Paid	Leave until 18 months. 10% can be transferred. Can be spread to 480 days until child is 8 years old.	195 days paid at 77.6% of earnings
UN Women	24 weeks	100%	16 weeks	100%
UNHCR	16 weeks	100%	4-8 weeks	100%
UNICEF					24 weeks for each parent	Paid
Unilever	16 weeks	Paid	3 weeks	Paid
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)	16 weeks	100%	4-8 weeks	100%
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)	16 weeks	100%	4-8 weeks	100%
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)	16 weeks	100%	4-8 weeks	100%
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)					24 weeks for each parent	Paid
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)	12 weeks	Paid	12 weeks	Paid
World Food Programme	16 weeks	100%	4-8 weeks	100%
World Health Organization (WHO)	16 weeks	100%	4-8 weeks	100%
World Vision	8-10 weeks	Paid

Organisation	Snapshot date	Source	% Difference in hourly rate (Median)	% Difference in hourly rate (Mean)	Women in lower pay quartile	Women in top pay quartile	Who received bonus pay (Women)	Who received bonus pay (Men)	Difference in bonus pay (Mean)	Difference in bonus pay (Median)
AB InBev UK Limited	2018	Link	-39.00%	-31.00%	13.00%	34.00%	64.00%	60.00%	-49.00%	-160.00%
AbbVie	2019	Link	18.10%	17.50%	84.00%	53.00%	94.60%	93.60%	10.00%	27.00%
Accenture (UK) Limited	2019	Link	9.80%	16.60%	49.00%	30.00%	61.20%	57.70%	46.40%	35.40%
Becton, Dickinson UK Limited	2018	Link	6.00%	7.70%	43.30%	29.90%	84.40%	90.20%	18.40%	3.60%
BP PLC	2019	Link	18.90%	21.60%	63.00%	29.00%	95.10%	95.80%	65.80%	41.00%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Limited	2018	Link	6.00%	8.10%	62.60%	50.00%	96.20%	95.50%	13.20%	27.80%
Coca-Cola European Partners Great Britain Limited	2019	Link	9.60%	0.80%	38.20%	33.60%	94.90%	93.30%	8.10%	23.70%
Deloitte LLP	2019	Link	12.10%	17.10%	49.00%	38.30%	59.70%	59.80%	50.40%	36.50%
DSM Nutritional Products (UK) Limited	2019	Link	6.20%	-2.20%	30.60%	20.50%	56.90%	40.90%	2.00%	3.30%
Eli Lilly and Company Limited	2019	Link	12.00%	11.70%	63.00%	41.00%	85.00%	90.00%	10.60%	39.60%
EngenderHealth	2019	Link	-38.00%	-84.00%	26.00%	57.00%
ExxonMobil Chemical Limited	2019	Link	17.40%	8.60%	18.70%	10.20%	7.20%	8.60%	-102.40%	-41.80%
Department for International Development (DFID)	2019	Link	8.40%	6.90%	63.00%	49.00%	69.40%	67.40%	3.00%	0.00%
General Electric Energy UK Limited	2019	Link	21.30%	20.40%	27.00%	8.00%	85.30%	85.30%	42.60%	76.70%
Gilead Sciences Europe Ltd.	2018	Link	34.10%	35.20%	84.00%	27.00%	91.50%	91.60%	73.60%	69.30%
GlaxoSmithKline UK	2019	Link	-0.50%	2.43%	47.60%	42.70%			4.20%	-8.90%
GSM Association	2019	Link	27.30%	25.70%	73.00%	34.00%	83.00%	75.00%	36.10%	29.10%
Heineken UK Limited	2019	Link	2.50%	9.00%	41.00%	30.00%	84.00%	83.00%	28.30%	13.80%
Intel Corporation UK Limited	2019	Link	36.40%	30.00%	55.10%	15.10%	99.50%	98.90%	48.80%	61.70%
International Planned Parenthood Federation	2019	Link	8.60%	10.95%
International Rescue Committee UK	2019	Link	0.00%	-2.00%	26.00%	21.00%
Islamic Relief Worldwide	2019	Link	7.10%	8.50%	33.00%	26%%
Johnson & Johnson Limited	2019	Link	20.90%	16.10%	71.60%	56.80%	93.70%	95.10%	25.80%	23.70%
KPMG UK Limited	2019	Link	18.60%	18.60%	55.90%	37.20%	85.80%	85.20%	48.10%	33.30%
Kuehne + Nagel Limited	2019	Link	4.40%	4.60%	29.00%	25.00%	24.90%	28.50%	2.90%	-91.30%
McCann Health Medical Communications Limited	2019	Link	12.90%	4.50%	77.30%	69.10%	84.40%	78.50%	-1.70%	15.60%
McKinsey & Company, Inc UK	2019	Link	15.60%	20.90%	55.50%	36.40%	85.80%	89.80%	71.30%	50.70%
Médecins Sans Frontières (UK)	2019	Link	1.60%	-2.10%	53.70%	63.00%	26.30%	30.70%	20.70%	-24.30%
Medtronic Limited	2018	Link	13.00%	15.00%	65.00%	42.00%	89.00%	94.00%	16.00%	22.00%
Organa Pharma (formerly Merck Sharp)	2019	Link	3.30%	-0.80%	43.00%	42.00%	93.00%	94.00%	18.60%	-8.90%
Mott MacDonald Limited	2019	Link	18.90%	19.80%	41.50%	16.60%	78.70%	84.60%	67.50%	8.30%
MSI Reproductive Choices	2019	Link	36.30%	51.20%	90.00%	60.00%	77.20%	67.80%	80.80%	76.50%
Nestle UK Ltd	2019	Link	3.00%	0.00%	40.00%	35.00%	96.00%	95.00%	8.00%	-33.00%
Novartis	2019	Link	9.70%	14.00%	78.00%	51.00%	99.00%	100.00%	26.50%	19.50%
Novo Nordisk Limited	2019	Link	19.60%	20.60%	83.00%	56.00%	92.00%	91.00%	31.80%	26.10%
Oxfam	2019	Link	9.80%	9.70%	68.40%	59.00%
Pfizer Limited	2019	Link	26.00%	26.10%	71.70%	39.00%	97.40%	97.30%	43.00%	42.90%
Philips Electronics UK Limited	2019	Link	21.50%	10.20%	44.00%	31.00%	34.40%	59.90%	21.90%	11.60%
Plan International	2019	Link	10.50%	16.60%	84.00%	53.00%
PricewaterhouseCoopers	2019	Link	7.00%	9.70%	47.80%	42.00%	92.30%	91.90%	30.60%	28.20%
Reckitt Benckiser Group	2019	Link	-3.80%	6.80%	42.20%	43.00%	65.60%	44.90%	73.80%	19.60%
Salvation Army Trustee Company	2019	Link	7.60%	13.70%	78.30%	59.30%
Sanofi UK	2019	Link	4.20%
Save the Children International	2018	Link	16.30%	16.80%	70.30%	40.20%
Unilever	2019	Link	-2.70%	4.90%	40.30%	47.40%	92.30%	92.80%	34.50%	-32.10%
Wellcome Trust	2019	Link	17.30%	29.10%	72.30%	51.50%	71.90%	74.20%	87.90%	12.50%
World Vision	2019	Link	15.10%	17.90%	79.10%	54.60%	26.40%	26.40%	7.70%	0.00%
Unilever	2019	Link	-2.70%	4.90%	-2.70%	40.30%	47.40%	92.30%	92.80%	34.50%
Wellcome Trust	2019	Link	17.30%	17.30%	29.10%	72.30%	51.50%	71.90%	74.20%	12.50%
World Vision	2019	Link	15.10%	17.90%	15.10%	79.10%	54.60%	26.40%	26.40%	7.70%