Each case will include both narrative and tables. Finished cases should include 15 - 20 double-spaced pages of narrative and 5-10 data tables. Early drafts may be longer.

THE PROBLEM FACED BY THE MANAGER

This should be a short description of a recognizable management problem that includes a gendered element. It is the "hook" on which the case discussions will be hung.

COUNTRY CONTEXT (See Data Guide, Part I)

This should contain a brief narrative description of the social and economic conditions of the country, policies and attitude toward the private sector, and labor relations and regulations. Tables should include basic economic and social data. Both narrative and tables should include attention to gender.

COMPANY OPERATIONS UNDER CONSIDERATION (See Data Guide, Parts II & III)

This section should include a brief discussion of company history, magnitude, structure, and objectives in-country, as well as a clear description of the production process itself. A table on volume, production, and sales would be helpful, plus 2 - 3 tables on the types of personnel--with attention to gender. (Data Guide Section III. F.)

COMPANY WORKING CONDITIONS (See Data Guide, Part IV)

Narrative can be brief and businesslike, noting those policies that are specific to the company and those that are due to outside requirements, such as labor laws and collective bargaining across the sector. Tables may carry a substantial amount of this content.

SPECIFIC DISCUSSION OF WOMEN’S SITUATION WITHIN THE COMPANY (See Data Guide, Parts V, VI, & VII, and interview discussion guide)

This is the place to summarize patterns in women’s employment, both problems and best practices. A table on where women are employed within the company would be particularly helpful. Narrative should include discussion of the types of women employed (age, education, marital status), and how they are balancing their employment with their reproductive roles. Particularly for seasonal workers, it should also mention their other activities for generating income ( i.e., farming, informal sector). Do they use salary for capital investments in business, farming, education?

Narrative should document problems and best practices. Both should be discussed in enough detail so that the reader can understand what is actually happening, and how it works. This section must include information directly relevant to the manager’s problem so that much of the case discussion can focus here.

TIE BACK TO THE MANAGER’S PROBLEMS. WHAT SHOULD S/HE DO?