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International Women's Day

ILO Director-General calls for end to gender-based violence at work

The ILO marked International Women’s day with calls for action to combat violence against women in the workplace.

Development cooperation

Sweden joins ILO efforts on women's employment in Turkey

The ILO and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) have signed a project cooperation agreement amounting to US$ 3.5 million to support women’s empowerment in Turkey, which is expected to contribute substantially to the goal...

Despite high labour force participation rate for women, gender pay gap on the rise

Gender pay gap has expanded in Viet Nam where the labour force participation rate of women stands high in the world.

Sexual harassment

When work becomes a sexual battleground

To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, which focuses on ‘violence against women’, the ILO is highlighting the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace – an often subtle but disturbing form of aggression.

Entrepreneurship skills

Afghan women unleashing their business potential

How entrepreneurship enabled an Afghan woman to create a successful company and help other women do the same.

Ireland and ILO host forum to encourage women entrepreneurs in developing countries

Education and access to credit are critical to ensuring that women in the developing world can start small businesses, Ireland's Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello and Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization...

Gender gap

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

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.

Women’s Labour Force Participation in India and South Asia Have women benefited from an era of globalization and growth?

he conference will discuss studies on women issues in the world of work in India and South Asia, underline key policy areas and strategies to promote the economic empowerment of women and their access to decent work and identify knowledge gaps for...

Discrimination

The sex and race workplace double whammy

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.

Promoting women’s access to decent work and equality in employment in indonesia

To further promote economic and social empowerment of women, the International Labour Organization (ILO) will conduct a one-day national workshop, “Promoting women’s access to decent work and equality in employment in Indonesia”, on Wednesday, 16...

Gender gap

Women and technology – the attitude gap

From school to work, girls and women are lagging behind in the science and technology field. Traditional attitudes, as well as direct and indirect discrimination, are obstacles to progress.

Global Wage Report 2012/13

Gender pay gap drops, but not for the right reasons

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.

Viet Nam needs practical guidance to protect domestic workers

Viet Nam has made a good start in the area of domestic workers by its coverage in the amended Labour Code but specific circumstances of this group require more detailed guidance to make the new law doable, the ILO has said.

Global Employment Trends for Women 2012

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

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...

ILO/ACFTU Seminar on Labour Protection for Women Workers

ILO/ACFTU Seminar on Labour Protection for Women Workers was successfully organized on 6 December 2012 in Beijing. The Seminar aimed to safeguard women workers’ labour rights and promote gender equality at work through improving legislation and...

Media advisory

ILO to launch “Global Employment Trends for Women”

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is to launch a report analysing the gender gaps in global labour markets.

Rights at work

Maternity protection: Not just a personal issue

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...

Women should be better protected at workplaces

The amended Labour Code is expected as a major step forward in promoting gender equality, particularly protecting women from sexual harassment at workplaces, but it is not enough to make female workers happy.

Gender gap

Time for women to get on board

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.

Gender equality

African judges’ labour of law

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