BILIM lays focus on ensuring that the selection process for any research/job opportunity is not biased on gender basis. The selection committee comprised of the executive board and the HR department will follow a pre-outlined and carefully articulated procedure to ensure equal proportion of men and women are recruited in the organization based on their technical capacity. The opportunities at the BILIM will openly and transparently be announced on the website. We aim to have equitable representation of male and female researchers in the four main cycles of research undertaking at the BILIM namely, i) Research Design and Development, ii) Data Collection, iii) Data Cleaning and Processing, iv) Data Analysis, and v) Data Reporting and Visualization.

Operating in Afghanistan, BILIM recognizes limitations for women employees. Expected official hours will be flexible for female employees as deemed necessary by the management. Also, female employees will have a total of 8-10 weeks of unpaid parental leave in a year during their period of performance at the organization.

In terms of career progression, BILIM is committed to help female researchers in progressing their careers through provision of online certified courses, trainings and workshops, consultations, and practical research studies with the support of BILIM’s network of researchers and policy makers.