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Book SynopsisThe ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online.
Attaining the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of Gender Equality focuses on Sustainable Development Goal number five (SDG#5): ending all forms of discrimination against women and girls. Examining family businesses in Honduras, Australia, Austria, and Lebanon, each case study presents a unique perspective from their respective country, analysing how SDG#5 translates into empowering women and girls around the world. The case studies presented generate insights and key takeaways into the role of family businesses in eliminating violence and other harmful practices as well as ensuring equal opportunities and participation for women in business and beyond.
The United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 Goals pledged by 193 nations in 2015 which would help engender an improved, fairer, and more sustainable world – one in which ‘no one is left behind’. The SDGs are a call to action, to develop innovative solutions to the most complex, societal, and environmental global challenges.
In Family Businesses on a Mission, series editors Naomi Birdthistle and Rob Hales bring together international case studies to illustrate how family businesses can attain the UN 2030 SDGs. Accessible to those working in the field beyond academia – such as family business practitioners, family business owners, government and policymakers, members of NGOs, business associations and philanthropic centres – this book series equally appeals to those with a general interest in entrepreneurship and business.
Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Sustainable Development Goals – SDG#5 Gender Equality; Rob Hales and Naomi Birdthistle
Chapter 2. The Meaning of a Family Business and Why They are Important to Economies; Naomi Birdthistle and Rob Hales
Chapter 3. Honduras: Hacienda Las Flores; Karen Dubon, Silvia Paz, and Allan Discua Cruz
Chapter 4. Australia: Australian Winery Ballandean Estate Wines Champion Women in Business and Leadership; Rachel Perkins
Chapter 5. Austria – Stanglwirt and Its Approach towards Female Leadership and Role Models; Valerie Nickel, Lena Leifeld, and Anita Zehrer
Chapter 6. Australia: Eather Group and Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment; Alan Reddrop and Divinia Eather
Chapter 7. Lebanon: Technica International-SDG#5 Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment; Bettina Lynda Bastian, Poh Yen Ng, and Bronwyn Wood
