57th Commission on the Status of Women

ILO speeches and statements

  1. ILO Statement to the 57th Commission on the Status of Women

    Ending gender-based violence is critical to achieve decent work and promote development

    15 March 2013, New York

    Gender-based violence in the world of work represents an obstacle to development and implies significant costs for developing and developed country economies alike.

Focus on:  Elimination of violence against women and girls

Latest ILO reports
Global Employment Trends for Women 2012
This report examines the conditions of women’s engagement in the labour market, by estimating and analysing five key gaps, or gender differentials, between women and men which disadvantage women: in unemployment, in employment, in labour force participation, in vulnerability, and in sectoral and occupational segregation.

Domestic Workers Across the World: Global and regional statistics and the extent of legal protection
This publication sheds light on the magnitude of domestic work, a sector often “invisible” behind the doors of private households and unprotected by national legislation.

ILO projects
Gender Mainstreaming in the ILO/Norway Partnership Agreement
Through this project GENDER provides support to other ILO departments to help ensure their projects are gender-responsive throughout the project cycle.

Other ILO materials
Gender dimensions of agricultural and rural employment: Differentiated pathways out of poverty
This interagency report on the gender dimension of agricultural work was produced by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Labour Office (ILO) following two years of work begun in 2009.

Commission outcomes

  1. Report of the 57th Commission on the Status of Women

    Agreed conclusions of the 57th Commission on the Status of Women

    15 March 2013, New York

UN reports

  1. Report of the Secretary-General to the 57th Commission on the Status of Women

    Prevention of violence against women and girls

    20 December 2012, New York

  2. Report of the Secretary-General to the 57th Commission on the Status of Women

    Multisectoral services and responses for women and girls subjected to violence

    18 December 2012, New York

  3. Report of the Secretary-General to the 57th Commission on the Status of Women

    Proposals for priority themes for future sessions of the Commission on the Status of Women

    13 December 2012, New York

  4. Note by the Secretary-General to the 57th Commission on the Status of Women

    Activities of the UN Trust Fund to Eliminate Violence against Women

    11 December 2012, New York