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Equality and discrimination
Gender segregation in employment still prevails in most Central and Eastern European countries. In the labour market, low-paid occupations in health and education, public sector and services are as a rule female dominated. Women are very often paid less for work of equal value.
Highlights
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New publication
The gender pay gap in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
May 11, 2012Significant gender differences with regard to wages and remuneration are prevalent in labour markets in every country of the world. In the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, however, they seem particularly high. According to one study, women’s average net wage in 2006 was 27.4 per cent lower than that of men. The paper provides an important overview of women’s employment in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the last 15 years, and presents a picture of gender equality in today’s labour market through data and the review of literature.
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Press release
EU and ILO have helped improve gender equality at work in Ukraine
June 29, 2011Started in 2009, in the wake of the global economic crisis, the joint EU-ILO project ‘Gender Equality in the World of Work’ project has enabled labour market institutions and social partners to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the Ukrainian world of work by developing, implementing and monitoring gender-sensitive policies and programmes.
What's new
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EU and ILO have helped improve gender equality at work in Ukraine
29 June 2011
Over 100 participants from the Government, employers’ and workers’ organizations, the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine, the International Labour Office (ILO) as well as civil society at large came together in Kyiv, on 29 June 2011, to discuss the results of the joint EU-ILO project ‘Gender Equality in the World of Work’ project.
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Best Employer of 2010 respecting Equal Opportunities in Ukraine
09 December 2010
On 9 December 2010 in Kyiv five companies were honored for their best practices in promoting gender equality at work in Ukraine. The following winners were selected in five categories from over 90 Ukrainian companies and organizations taking part in a competition to highlight the importance of equal treatment of women and men at the workplace.
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EU and ILO promote gender equality in the Ukrainian labour inspection system
23 September 2010
A series of trainings targeting 280 labour inspectors throughout Ukraine started on 23 September in Kiev to promote gender equality in the Ukrainian labour inspection system. In total 15 trainings will be carried out in different regions of Ukraine by the EU-ILO ‘Gender Equality in the World of Work’ project.
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EU and ILO promote gender equality in the Ukrainian labour inspection system
23 September 2010
A series of trainings targeting 280 labour inspectors throughout Ukraine started on 23 September in Kiev to promote gender equality in the Ukrainian labour inspection system. In total 15 trainings will be carried out in different regions of Ukraine by the EU-ILO ‘Gender Equality in the World of Work’ project.