We work with the ILO/IFC Better Work program to develop a program to train female sewing machine operators to be line supervisors, the entry-level management position. Roughly four in five operators, but only 1 in 20 supervisors, are female. The project implements an RCT to test the relative importance of training in hard skills and training soft skills as preparation for management roles.

Differences in productivity explain much of differences in income levels across countries, yet little is known about how to improve productivity of manufacturing in the developing world.