All ILO Newsroom content

May 2013

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   © Khalil Mazraawi / AFP 2013

   Equal pay

   Gender Pay Discrimination in Jordan: A Call for Change

   22 May 2013

   The International Labour Organization is working with the Jordanian government and its social partners to help narrow the pay gap between men and women.

February 2013

1. Article

   OECD: Gender equality and women's empowerment

   19 February 2013

2. Article

   Post-2015 Development Agenda: Global Thematic Consultation on Addressing Inequalities

   19 February 2013

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   Gender gap

   India: Why is women’s labour force participation dropping?

   13 February 2013

   More women in India of working age are enrolling in secondary school but that is only one reason why the number of women who are either working or looking for a job is decreasing.

January 2013

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   Discrimination

   The sex and race workplace double whammy

   31 January 2013

   Ethnic minority women face double discrimination in the workplace because of their race and their gender. Many fail at the application stage simply because of their names.

December 2012

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   Global Wage Report 2012/13

   Gender pay gap drops, but not for the right reasons

   19 December 2012

   An ILO report says women’s pay has become closer to that of men in most countries but warns that in some cases this may just mean that men are worse off now than before the crisis.

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   Global Employment Trends for Women 2012

   Labour market gender gap: Two steps forward, one step back

   11 December 2012

   The gender gap in global labour markets showed some convergence in the earlier part of the last decade but increased after the crisis erupted in 2007, according to an ILO report produced in collaboration with UN Women. The picture varies considerably among regions.

November 2012

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   Rights at work

   Maternity protection: Not just a personal issue

   23 November 2012

   Many countries have ratified ILO conventions on maternity protection, but pregnant women still face workplace discrimination. Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (November 25), the ILO publishes guidelines on how to implement maternity protection policies.

October 2012

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   Gender gap

   Time for women to get on board

   31 October 2012

   The need to have more women in the world’s still male-dominated boardrooms has gained widespread recognition but there is also strong disagreement on how to go about it.

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   Gender equality

   African judges’ labour of law

   26 October 2012

   The ILO helps 25 African judges fight sex discrimination in the courts but cultural challenges remain the biggest obstacle for some.