All news: gender and development + gender equality + womens rights + gender + gender relations + gender roles + womens empowerment + women workers + women

News

Social dialogue advances gender equality and shared care responsibilities in Latin America

An ILO report shows how collective bargaining and innovative company practices are strengthening care policies and gender equality in eight countries in Latin America.

Gender equality and skills development

Women trainers driving change through agroforestry skills in Timor-Leste

Three women trainers from the ILO programme in Timor-Leste are transforming not only their own lives but also the lives of others in their communities.

ILO meeting adopts first global Guidelines on labour rights for professional athletes

Tripartite experts agree measures to promote fundamental principles and rights at work and prevent violence and harassment in professional sport.

This is social justice

Promoting women’s empowerment and safety in Senegal’s fishing communities

Yaye Coumba Seck shares how the women’s fishing cooperative she founded is helping members gain economic power and become leaders in creating workplaces free from violence and harassment, thanks to an initiative supported by the Government of France.

Gender equality

ILO–IBCWE digital campaign promotes gender equality and women’s leadership in Indonesia

Through digital outreach, the ILO and IBCWE promote equal opportunity and women’s leadership to tens of thousands of young Indonesian professionals and businesses.

EPIC

Azerbaijan joins global dialogue on equal pay

Azerbaijan highlighted reforms aimed at closing the gender pay gap and advancing gender equality at an Equal Pay International Coalition side event during the Commission on the Status of Women.

More than half of workers face violence and harassment in three West African countries, new ILO research reveals

Multidisciplinary research in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, and Senegal sheds new light on the pervasive and profound effects of violence and harassment in the world of work, a universal phenomenon that spares no country, and calls for inclusive,...

Gender equality

Care burdens still hinder Indonesian women’s career advancement

Caring responsibilities remain main barrier to women’s career advancement in export sectors in Indonesia, ILO–IBCWE survey finds.

International Women’s Day 2026

Turning commitments into action for women at work

On International Women’s Day, Gilbert F. Houngbo calls for urgent action to make women’s rights at work a reality everywhere. In this message, the Director-General of the ILO highlights the need to close the gender pay gap, ensure safe workplaces...

Child care service for dometic workers

ILO and partners launch daycare centre for domestic workers in Addis Ababa

A new daycare centre dedicated to domestic workers has opened in Gulele Sub-City, giving working women access to safe and reliable childcare while strengthening early childhood development. Led by the ILO in collaboration with government...

International Women’s Day 2026

Advancing rights, action and justice for women through employment-intensive investments

Financial inclusion

Indonesian rural banks strengthen gender-responsive business development

The ILO has introduced a practical tool to strengthen gender-responsive practices among rural banks in Indonesia, aiming to expand women entrepreneurs’ access to finance and promote inclusive local economic growth.

ILO Voices | Rights at work

A voice for women cotton workers in Pakistan

Former child labourer Hafeeza Mai leads a trade union in Pakistan, empowering women in the cotton sector to claim their rights, demand equal pay and protect their children from child labour.

Finding their voices: Cambodian domestic workers speak up for rights

Through the Association of Domestic Workers (ADW) and the EU-funded PROTECT project, domestic workers in Cambodia are strengthening their voice, dignity and collective power.

Gender equality

Cooperation and practical solutions to advance gender equality in the labour market

An international workshop, Lisbon 3 March, bringing together European and international institutions, national authorities and experts created an important space for dialogue on gender equality and work–life balance policies in the labour market....

New ILO data confirm women face higher workplace risks from generative AI than men

A new report finds that women face higher risks, as they are concentrated in tasks more prone to automation and remain underrepresented in technology and science fields.

International Women’s Day 2026

Tajikistan steps up action against discrimination and workplace violence

Tripartite constituents in Tajikistan commit to strengthening efforts to prevent discrimination, violence and harassment in the world of work.

Technical Cooperation

International good practices to promote gender equality at work

Equal pay, gender-based occupational desegregation and gender-responsive budgeting were among the topics discussed at the international workshop held in Lisbon on 3 March, which brought together more than 20 European and international experts with...

Gender equality

Towards pay equity: Laws, wages, care policies, and social dialogue are key to delivering pay equity

A new guide from the ILO shows that a bold, whole-of-society approach is the path to addressing stubborn and persistent gender pay gaps.

ILO supports inclusive rural road maintenance in Nigeria

The International Labour Organization is supporting Nigeria’s Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project to maintain 521 kilometres of rural roads across five states, creating around 100,000 workdays of decent paid employment and improving...