Publications on Equality and discrimination

March 2022

  1. Report

    Youth labour market resilience during the COVID-19 crisis in three middle-income countries

    02 March 2022

    Young people have been especially hard hit by the COVID-19 crisis. Despite support provided by governments, many young people had to rely on their individual capabilities and resources to adapt and react to these difficult times.

October 2021

  1. Policy brief

    An uneven and gender-unequal COVID-19 recovery: Update on gender and employment trends 2021

    26 October 2021

    The COVID-19 crisis caused unprecedented job losses, hitting women the hardest, particularly in middle-income countries. The COVID-19 recovery is proving both uneven and gender-unequal, as women’s employment recovery is lagging behind men’s.

August 2020

  1. Technical annex

    Youth and COVID-19: Impacts on jobs, education, rights and mental well-being

    11 August 2020

February 2019

  1. Project results (2015-2018)

    ILO-IFAD Taqeem Initiative

    01 February 2019

    Evidence to improve youth and women’s rural employment in the Middle East and North Africa

October 2018

  1. Impact Report Series, Issue 13

    Labour market challenges of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon: A qualitative assessment of Employment Service Centres

    11 October 2018

    The “Impact Report Series” disseminates research reports from Taqeem-supported impact evaluations. Reports include baseline, endline and qualitative reports which describe the research designs, methodologies, interventions under investigation and policy and programmatic findings and recommendations.

September 2018

  1. Impact Report Series, Issue 12

    Assessing the impact on employability and quality of employment of non-formal apprenticeships in agriculture-related trades

    25 September 2018

    The “Impact Report Series” disseminates research reports from Taqeem-supported impact evaluations. Reports include baseline, endline and qualitative reports which describe the research designs, methodologies, interventions under investigation and policy and programmatic findings and recommendations.

June 2018

  1. Forum on evidence and impact measurement

    Event Report: What Works in Youth and Women's Employment in MENA?

    08 June 2018

May 2018

  1. Knowledge Sharing Forum on Evidence and Impact Measurement

    Concept note: What Works in Youth and Women’s Employment in MENA?

    07 May 2018

  2. Impact Report Series, Issue 11

    Women’s and Youth Empowerment in Rural Tunisia - An assessment using the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI)

    01 May 2018

    The “Women’s and Youth Empowerment in Rural Tunisia” study uses, for the first time in the Arab world, the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) to investigate the topic of gender equality. The study employs a large-scale survey of rural, semi-urban and urban Tunisia to map levels of empowerment among women and young people between the age of 18 and 30. The overall objective of the project is to provide new measurement tools and data to policymakers and organisations to allow them to better design, target, monitor and evaluate initiatives aiming to empower women and young people across Tunisia.

April 2018

  1. Country Brief

    Morocco: Young women’s employment and empowerment in the rural economy

    06 April 2018

    This country brief looks at gender and youth dimensions of employment in Morocco, paying particular attention to the rural economy.