Resources on Gender equality

  1. Presentation

    Participation of women in the labour force

    17 September 2021

    The Covid 19 crisis has had unprecedented labour market impacts and indeed it has affected men and women. However, our analysis based on global estimates – and available country level LFS data from the BRICS countries – show that women have been hit harder, coming on top of an already declining LFPR rate in some countries. And many have become inactive, i.e. exited the labour force altogether. The decline in LFPR during this crisis flags concerns around poverty, and gender inequality. These issues require special attention, as noted in the Global call to action for a human centred recovery as adopted by ILO constituents - in June 2021.

  2. Presentation

    Women at Work in G20 countries: Progress and policy action in 2020

    15 July 2021

    The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on employment was initially greater for women than for men. Unlike in previous crises, sectors in which women are over-represented were hit more by job and work hour losses than those in which men prevail. The crisis has also highlighted the need to improve working conditions in essential service jobs, such as lower-skilled occupations in the health and care sectors, where women make up the majority of workers in most G20 economies.

  3. Presentation

    Build back fairer: a gender-responsive employment recovery

    01 June 2021

    The COVID-19 pandemic has led to severe employment losses. Women have lost relatively more jobs than men, and they have withdrawn from the labour market in higher proportions than men. The crisis has exacerbated gender inequalities in the labour market.

  4. Presentation

    Proposed indicators of gender gaps in job quality

    14 May 2021

    G20 Leaders have called for roadmap to ensure progress in reducing gender gaps in participation and job quality

  5. Trade for Decent Work

    EU-GSP+ and RBSA project background PowerPoint presentation

    14 December 2020

  6. ILO COOP 100 Slideshow III

    Cooperatives help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals - SDG5

    12 October 2020

    The third in the series of slideshows focuses on SDG5 toward achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls.

  7. Presentation

    Women at Work in G20 countries: Progress and policy action

    19 August 2020

    Presentation of the ILO-OECD Women at Work report 2020, presented at the 3rd Employment Working Group (EWG) meeting under the Saudi G20 Presidency (virtual meeting, 19-20 August 2020)

  8. Presentation

    Global employment and social trends and possible areas for the G20 in 2020

    09 September 2019

    Presentation prepared for the C20 Preparatory Bootcamp for Saudi Non-profits under the Saudi G20 Presidency (Riyadh, 9 September 2019)

  9. Presentation

    Informal economy: a statistical picture in 4 questions

    02 July 2019

  10. Presentation

    The gender dimension of informality

    02 July 2019