Resources on Gender equality
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Press release
China-Belgium-ILO seminar: unlocking the potential of women to achieve sustainable development
20 November 2019
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News
The 2019 Edition of the ITC Turin Gender Academy includes a panel presentation and an orientation session on cooperatives
19 November 2019
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News
ILO shares its orientation tool on coops with indigenous women entrepreneurs at WIPO training
18 November 2019
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Media advisory
100 Years of Maternity Protection: Transforming Leave and Care Policies for All
06 November 2019
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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.
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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.