Empowering Women at Work : Trade Union Policies and Practices for Gender Equality.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

International Labour Office.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex discrimination in employment.

Sex role in the work environment.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (78 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Empowering Women at Work

Place of Publication:

Genève 22 : International Labour Organisation (ILO), 2020.

Summary:

This paper outlines key areas where trade unions are addressing the barriers that women face in the labour market and in employment, and underlines the fact that gender equality is union business.

Contents:

Intro

Part 1

Part 2

Conclusions

ANNEXES

Endnotes

Acknowledgements

Executive Summary

List of acronyms

Introduction

PART 1:

SETTING THE SCENE FOR TRADE UNION ACTION FOR THE PROMOTION OF GENDER EQUALITY AT WORK

1.1 Social dialogue and gender equality: The case for action

1.2 International policy frameworks

1.3 European Union and other European Policy Frameworks

1.4 The G7 Gender Policy Framework

PART 2:

GENDER EQUALITY AND TRADE UNION ACTION: ILLUSTRATIVE PRACTICES

2.1 Promotion of women to leadership positions in trade unions

2.2 Non-discrimination and equal pay for work of equal value

2.3 Violence and harassment against women in the world of work

2.4 Work-Life Balance

2.5 Decent work in the care economy

ANNEX 1: Principles of the ILO MNE Declaration

ANNEX 2: The women's empowerment principles and targets

ANNEX 3: Helpful resources

Figure 1. Union density rates by gender, 2016/17

Figure 2. Gender pay gap (mean factor-adjusted) and trade union density, latest year

Table 1. Illustrative practices by topic, geographical coverage and type of initiative

Box 1: A life story: "What the unions did for me"

Box 2: ITUC global awareness-raising on ILO Convention No. 190, including in the time of the Covid-19 crisis

Box 3: Domestic violence and the COVID-19 crisis: immediate actions that can be undertaken by trade unions

Box 4: Responding to the COVID-19 crisis with family-friendly policies

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Notes:

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ISBN:

9789220336021

9220336022

OCLC:

1321796063