ICRW (International Center for Research on Women) -Survey on Vietnam and Indonesia - 2020

Project Description:

The project collected quantitative and qualitative data from two factories in Indonesia and five factories in Vietnam (Thanh Hoa, Tay Ninh, Dong Nai and Long An provinces). The project sought to understand how gender inequalities manifest in factory settings and how those workplaces can be made more equitable through the implementation of better policies, programs and structures. The project investigated three interlocking domains: institutional policies; organizational culture and practices; and employee and leadership mind-set. The surveyed data were then analysed to develop a final report for the company, which would examine trends, areas of specific risks, successful practices and gaps in addressing the issues of uncovered gender inequality.

Description of actual services provided by MKE:

• Participated in a remote training conducted by ICRW staff;

• Translated all data collection tools developed by ICRW into local language and input into desired format (i.e., paper form or technology-based app or program); finalized the data tools upon introductory field mission.

• Worked with ICRW and each participating factory group to schedule a 4-day site visit with factories including scheduling in-person interviews with a variety of individuals, coordinating logistics for FGDs, and selecting samples of workers for the survey;

• Worked with each participating factory to recruit a representative sample of staff members to participate in the interviews, FGDs and surveys;

• Supported ICRW in translating factory policy documents

• Conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews in person with members of staff including executive leaders, head of HR, senior managers, and mid-level managers;

• Conducted 5 semi-structured focus group discussions in person with male and female line workers and line supervisors (FGDs comprised of 6 participants each);

• Collected survey data (in person) from a representative sample of 150 non-supervisory workers in factories with deep-dive survey;

• Translated and transcribe interviews and FGDs into verbatim (word for word), English-language transcripts; and

• During in-depth data collection period, speak with the ICRW team daily to share information on insights and challenges, work with ICRW to refine and tailor the data collection procedures to the factory setting, as necessary, based on realities experienced during the site visit.

• At the end of data collection, participated in a debrief call with ICRW to discuss reflections and insights gained; and

• Answered clarifying questions, as needed, during data analysis and the drafting of guidance materials