Gender and employment: Publications

2008 

• Voices of women entrepreneurs in Tanzania - [pdf 3197 KB]
  01 December 2008 - ILO EMP/SKILLS, ILO WEDGE and Irish Aid (Brochure)
• Women Entrepreneurs in Kenya - [pdf 520 KB]
  01 December 2008 - Women Entrepreneurs in Kenya (A preliminary Report) & Factors affecting Women Entrepreneurs in Micro and Small Enterprises in Kenya (A Primary Research Report) (Report)
• Voices of women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia - [pdf 4085 KB]
  01 December 2008 - ILO EMP/SKILLS, ILO WEDGE and Irish Aid (Brochure)
• The impact of globalization and macroeconomic change on employment in Mauritius : what next in the post-MFA era? - [pdf 1543 KB]
  01 February 2008 - Employment Working Paper No. 9 (Working paper)
• Village banking in Lao PDR - Ledger Guide - [pdf 163 KB]
  01 January 2008 - This guide elaborates on how to fill in and use the ledger. As explained in Chapter 7 of the handbook, the ledger is used to show expenditure and income by the type of item (e.g. membership fees, loans, or interest). (Book)
• Village Banking in LAO PDR Handbook for Village Bank Management Committees and Support Organizations - [pdf 1548 KB]
  01 January 2008 - The main objective of this handbook is to help improve management capacity at the village level and contribute to the strengthening of provision of support to village banks. As such, it is primarily designed for use by support organizations and village bank management committees. (Book)
• Business Group Formation Empowering Women and Men in Developing Communities - [pdf 2892 KB]
  01 January 2008 - This manual helps trainers to promote group formation as a way to empower women and men in low income communities. ... (Book)
• Financial Education - [pdf 3473 KB]
  01 January 2008 - This guide primarily targets women, who usually manage household money in Cambodia. The training makes them more informed and empowered financial decision-makers, able to set financial targets and reach them. This helps them to improve their living conditions, send their children to school and enjoy rewarding lives. (Book)

2007 

• Link and learn : progress assessment of the approach adopted to promoting the inclusion of women entrepreneurs with disabilities into the WEDGE programme in four African countries - [pdf 430 KB]
  01 November 2007 (Book)
• Global Employment Trends for Women, Brief, March 2007 - [pdf 336 KB]
  07 March 2007 (Report)
• Assessing the Enabling Environment for Women in Growth Enterprises: An AfDB/ILO Integrated Framework Assessment Guide - [pdf 354 KB]
  01 January 2007 - This guide to assess the environment for Growth-Oriented Women Entrepreneurs (GOWEs) has been prepared jointly by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) for the purpose of identifying critical forms of support that can enable women to grow and expand their enterprises, and in the process to create jobs and income for themselves and others. ... (Book)
• Managing Small Business Associations - [pdf 2172 KB]
  01 January 2007 - This reader on "Managing Small Business Associations" gives guidance on how to build strong and efficient business associations that respond to the needs of both men and women entrepreneurs. It introduces topics that are essential for existing business associations as well as for entrepreneurs that want to start up a new association. (Book)
• Organizing Promotional Events For Women Entrepreneurs: A Guide “Month of the Women Entrepreneur” (MOWE) - [pdf 28078 KB]
  01 January 2007 - The purpose of this guide is to provide organizations with a methodology on how to organize WED celebrations, in particular, MOWE celebrations. (Book)
• Managing Small Business Associations - [pdf 2315 KB]
  01 January 2007 - The training enables association leaders and staff to make informed and strategic decisionsthat will strengthen the association and its members' businesses. The ultimate beneficiaries are, therefore, the members of small business associations and similar organizations of small entrepreneurs involved in retailing, processing, manufacturing, trading, etc. ... (Book)

2006 

• Red shoes : experiences of girl-combatants in Liberia - [pdf 1998 KB]
  01 June 2006 (Report)
• Globalization, economic policy and employment : poverty and gender implications - [pdf 345 KB]
  01 March 2006 - Employment Strategy Paper 2006/3 (Working paper)
• Support for growth-oriented women entrepreneurs in Uganda
  27 January 2006 (Book)
• FAMOS Check Guide and Methods - [pdf 65986 KB]
  01 January 2006 - This FAMOS Guide aims to facilitate business support agencies, financial institutions and government departments to have a fresh look – and a systematic assessment – of the extent to which they target and serve women entrepreneurs, their needs and their potentialities. (Book)
• Building entrepreneurial capacity for returnee and refugee women in Angola and Mozambique - [pdf 793 KB]
  01 January 2006 - ILO-UNHCR Partnership through Technical Cooperation (Report)
• Guidelines on the Formation of Self Help Groups for Families of Working Children - [pdf 628 KB]
  01 January 2006 - These guidelines on the formation of Self Help Groups explain what Self Help Groups are, and how they can be promoted. They give guidance on how to organise the groups, how to set up the administrative procedures and how to decide on the internal regulations. (Book)