under-utilized female talent pool

English translation: Underused women with proper work qualifications

11:06 Jul 27, 2020

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Marketing - Accounting

English term or phrase: under-utilized female talent pool

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has launched a new advisory programme to improve women’s employment opportunities in the Egyptian market through highlighting how private sector companies can tap into the country’s large, under-utilised female talent pool and spur economic growth.

adel almergawy KudoZ activity Questions: 185 (8 open) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 744 Egypt
Local time: 11:33

Selected answer:Underused women with proper work qualifications

Explanation:
Underused, or less used, women with proper work related skills and qualifications in a given population.

Selected response from:

AJ Ablooglu
Türkiye
Local time: 05:33

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

4 +4

Underused women with proper work qualifications

AJ Ablooglu

4 +3

Female professionals who are rarely hired

Nadyiia Derkach

3 +2

women are a largely untapped source of talent

Teangacha (X)

Discussion entries: 1

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12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

Underused women with proper work qualifications

Explanation:
Underused, or less used, women with proper work related skills and qualifications in a given population.

AJ Ablooglu
Türkiye
Local time: 05:33
Native speaker of:

Turkish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

philgoddard

1 hr

-> Thank you

agree

Anastasia Andriani

1 hr

-> Thank you

agree

Ederli Fortunato

2 hrs

-> Thank you

neutral

Yvonne Gallagher: totally disagree with "underused women" but at least you tried to explain though can't see the difficulty

3 hrs

-> much obliged

agree

Tina Vonhof (X): Also agree with Yvonne: it's not the women that are underused but the talent pool (of women).

3 hrs

-> much obliged

neutral

Christine Andersen: I too do not like the expression ´underused women´, but the idea is right. Women with under-utilised qualifications perhaps?

20 hrs

neutral

B D Finch: What is "underused" is not "women", but the pool of female talent. Also, qualifications do not equal talent.

1 day 2 hrs

22 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

women are a largely untapped source of talent

Explanation:
https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/women-remain-an-untapped-s...

Teangacha (X)
Ireland
Local time: 10:33
Native speaker of: English

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Female professionals who are rarely hired

Explanation:
In Egypt most women are encouraged to stay at home even if they received proper education, and this program is created with a view to facilitate employment of women.

Nadyiia Derkach
Ukraine
Local time: 12:33
Native speaker of:

Russian,

Ukrainian

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