The individual roles of women and men should always be Tconsidered in the identification, formulation, monitoring and evaluation of industrial development activities.
Women represent one in three persons in the manufacturing workforce.
They should participate equally at all levels of management, monitoring and evaluation - especially in the process of adopting cleaner industrial production. They are among the major beneficiaries of its merits and must play an important role in ensuring its sustainability. Focus on the need to ensure gender equality in any esid, project or programme, and consider examples of gender-sensitive cleaner production improvements, which can enhance productivity and reduce production losses. Suggested Study Procedure Look at the questions in 'Some ideas to think about' in the Review section. Work through the Study Materials and related sections.