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Taiwan Women Career Development Association’s SROI Research Report

Abstract

Taiwan Women Career Development Association (TWCDA) heard the voices of womenwho left their workplace for family. Many women want to go back to their workplaces, fight for their own, and rebuild their profession while they still have the energy to fulfill their self-worth and show the women power. Therefore, “Women Reemployment Career Preparation Workshop (WRCPW) ” was held.

This study applies the Social Return on Investment (SROI) to analyze WRCPW held by the Taiwan Women Career Development Association from 2020 to 2022. This report will be continuously adjusted according to research results and feedback. Hopefully, this study can draw the attention and support of the public sector and the outside world and make them focus more on the topic of women’s participation in the workplace. According to the research analysis, every NTD 1 invested in the WRCPW would create social values that are equivalent to NTD 5.44 while the sensitivity analysis shows the SROI ranged from NTD3.41to NTD 5.95. The stakeholders of this study are divided into seven categories which are Trainee 1- participants motivated by re-entering the workforce, Trainee 2- participants motivated primarily by learning, Trainee 3- participants with non-specific or unclear motivations , family members of trainees, volunteers, lecturers, and TWCDA members. The research identified 5 outcomes from Trainee 1- participants motivated by re-entering the workforce , which are increasing confidence, improving self-efficacy, role re-positioning, improving key functions, and gaining satisfaction in interpersonal relationships; Trainee 2 – participants motivated primarily by learning havesix outcomes which are improving self-worth, expanding interpersonal relationships, improving self-awareness, gaining physical and mental stability, improving cross-generational communication and coordination, and improving workplace knowledge; Trainee 3 have 2 outcomes, which are improving professional skills and increasing self-affirmation; family members of trainees have 1 outcome which is increasing family happiness; volunteers have four outcomes which are self-growth, accomplishment of self-realization, strengthening empathy, improving communication and coordination skills; lecturers have six outcomes which are improving professional knowledge and self-growth, expanding original work ability and vision, sense of accomplishment, increasing empathy, improving problem-solving skills, and sense of satisfaction; and TWCDA members have four outcomes which are practicing altruism, increasing empathy, acquiring positive values, and expanding interpersonal relationships. Among all the outcomes, the three most valuable outcomes are “increasing self-confidence”, “enhancing self-efficacy”, and “focus on the improvement of career key functions”.

The research shows that workshop trainees are the stakeholders who benefit the most, obtain the most outcomes, and have the highest social value. Meanwhile, the generated outcomes are directly from the services provided by the WRCPW. The fact also echoes the purpose of the workshop, which is to help women start a second life by rebuilding their confidence, stabilizing their mental status, re-examining their personality traits, adjusting their career development, and strengthening job application skills. Through the participation and feedback of stakeholders in this SROI research, returns brought by investment in WRCPW can be clearly seen. Research data and stakeholders’ responses also provide the association with follow-up improvements on organization management and workshops, including reversing the overall social perception of women returning to the workplace, expanding cooperation and resource networks, and increasing the participation of stakeholders. Meanwhile, the association also echoes 7 of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG1, SDG3, SDG4, SDG5, SDG8, SDG10, SDG17) and hopes to provide more and better services to women.