Publications on Equality and discrimination

March 2021

  1. Empowering Women at Work

    Government laws and policies for gender equality

    04 March 2021

    This report examines how governments can design and implement policies that promote a future of work that is gender-responsive by design and is anchored in social justice and decent work principles.

  2. Research brief

    Gender and the labour market in Viet Nam

    02 March 2021

    This is an analysis based on the Viet Nam Labour Force Survey

December 2020

  1. Empowering Women at Work

    Policies and practices for gender equality in supply chains

    20 December 2020

November 2020

  1. Joint OECD/ ILO/ CAWTAR publication

    Changing Laws and Breaking Barriers for Women’s Economic Empowerment in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia

    10 November 2020

    The OECD, ILO and CAWTAR have joined forces– with the support of numerous local, regional and international experts– to produce this study, which captures the potential of a region on the move towards greater economic empowerment of its women citizens.

August 2020

  1. Publication

    Women at Work in G20 countries: Progress and policy action

    19 August 2020

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

October 2018

  1. ILO-UNICEF policy brief

    GirlForce: Skills, Education and Training for Girls Now

    11 October 2018

December 2017

  1. Publication

    Gender and the informal economy: Key challenges and policy response

    22 December 2017

    EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 236

  2. Publication

    Gender in employment policies and programmes: What works for women?

    11 December 2017

    EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 235

May 2017

  1. Publication

    Women at Work in G20 countries

    18 May 2017

    This paper reviews trends regarding the quality of female employment across the three dimensions of the G20 job quality framework

March 2016

  1. Publication

    Illustrated guidelines for gender-responsive employment intensive investment programmes

    15 March 2016

    This guide is the outcome of a study carried out on gender and public works, and has been developed using evidence from 43 EIIPs implemented in 27 countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America between 1995 and 2013.