Resources on Gender equality

  1. Press release

    China-Belgium-ILO seminar: unlocking the potential of women to achieve sustainable development

    20 November 2019

  2. News

    The 2019 Edition of the ITC Turin Gender Academy includes a panel presentation and an orientation session on cooperatives

    19 November 2019

  3. News

    ILO shares its orientation tool on coops with indigenous women entrepreneurs at WIPO training

    18 November 2019

  4. Employment Seminar Series

    Macroeconomics and Gender

    The seminar examined how macro-level economic policies can foster a more gender equitable and inclusive growth process in developing countries.

  5. Blog

    Tech’s persistent gender gap

    12 November 2019

    Tech’s persistent gender gap is well documented, but it might surprise you to learn that the gulf transcends national wealth and development lines.

  6. Maternity protection

    A Century of maternity protection - An unfinished transformation

    08 November 2019

    One of the ILO’s very first Conventions covered maternity protection, but while there is plenty of evidence that maternity protection is good for individuals, societies and economies, there is still a long way to go to ensure that this universal right is a reality.

  7. Social protection

    100 years of maternity protection

    08 November 2019

    100 years ago, the ILO adopted the first-ever international standard on maternity protection. Since then the definition of maternity protection has expanded and its importance has become more widely appreciated. But, despite this progress, many mothers and mothers-to-be still face serious challenges in the workplace.

  8. Media advisory

    100 Years of Maternity Protection: Transforming Leave and Care Policies for All

    06 November 2019

  9. Report

    Time to Act for SDG 8 : Integrating Decent Work, Sustained Growth and Environmental Integrity [Summary]

    31 October 2019

    This report presents progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 8, analyses interlinkages with other SDGs and provides policy recommendations.

  10. Publication

    Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean (Number 21): Evolution of and prospects for women's labour participation in Latin America

    28 October 2019

    A new joint ECLAC-ILO publication indicates that women’s access to paid activities is essential for achieving the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals.