News
March 2021
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International Women's Day
Sophia Loren: Time to remove the barriers women face in the world of work
08 March 2021
Iconic actor Sophia Loren calls for stronger social security policies, advancing women in leadership roles and more action to build a better future of work.
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International Women's Day 2021
The world needs more women leaders
08 March 2021
On International Women's Day, female leaders from the ILO gave their perspective on the qualities women bring to leadership around the world.
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Labour market
COVID-19 widens existing gender inequalities, creates new gaps in Viet Nam
04 March 2021
A new research brief by ILO Viet Nam calls for a change in the mindset of every woman, and man to influence their economic behaviour and achieve gender equality in the labour market.
September 2018
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Second Eurasian Women’s Forum
ILO Deputy Head: Alarming gender equality gaps persist across the globe
20 September 2018
Obstacles to gender equality are stopping women fulfilling their aspirations, and preventing societies and economies becoming more inclusive, prosperous, peaceful, and secure.
January 2018
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Better Work
ILO Flagship programme launches strategy to enhance gender equality in the garment industry
31 January 2018
February 2015
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International Women’s Day 2015
ILO to issue an update on progress made on gender equality in the world of work and a working paper on the motherhood pay gap
26 February 2015
November 2014
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Press release
ILO to highlight women’s employment and social protection at Beijing+20 Review in Africa
12 November 2014
The African Regional Conference on the Beijing+20 Review will review global and regional progress in promoting gender equality and women’s rights.
March 2013
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Development cooperation
Sweden joins ILO efforts on women's employment in Turkey
07 March 2013
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 of advancing gender equality in employment and providing decent employment opportunities for women.
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.
July 2012
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News
ILO: Greater gender equality in politics is good news for the world of work
26 July 2012
ILO’s gender policy specialist welcomes recent achievements on gender equality in politics but says more needs to be done including in the world of work.