11/03/2014

Report Stresses Need for Bold Moves toward Gender Equality at Work

Author: Millennia2015 Source: The World Bank     Tweet     Report Stresses Need for Bold Moves toward Gender Equality at Work The World Bank   By virtually every global measure, women are more economically excluded than men, according to Gender at Work. Trends suggest women's labor force participation worldwide over the last two decades has stagnated, dropping from 57 to 55 percent globally. This is despite accumulating evidence that jobs benefit women, families, businesses, and communities. “We know that reducing gender gaps in the world of work can yield broad development dividends: improving child health and education, enhancing poverty reduction, and catalyzing productivity,” World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said. “This agenda is urgent. Failure to act represents a huge missed opportunity. Progress so far has been too little and too slow.”   “Today, many more girls are going to school and living longer, healthier lives than 30 or even 10 years ago. But this has not translated into broader gains,” Kim said. “Too many women still lack basic freedoms and opportunities and face huge inequalities in the world of work.”     => Direct link to the article here: http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2014/02/20/report-stresses-need-for-bold-moves-toward-gender-equality-at-work     === Back/Retour => Via Millennia 2015