Work and employment
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- Impacts of international migration and remittances on child outcomes and labour supply in Indonesia: How does gender matter?
- ( T Nguyen;R Purnamasari / World Bank , 2011)
- This policy research working paper empirically investigates rising international migration and remittances in Indonesia. It particularly examines the ways in which female migration (approximately 80% ...
- Gender equality and social dialogue in South Africa
- ( International Labour Organization , 2011)
- This working paper is the South African report for the social dialogue and gender equality research project — coordinated by the Industrial and Employment Relations Department (DIALOGUE) in coop...
- Gender Equality and Social Dialogue in India
- ( K Sankaran;R Madhav / International Labour Organization , 2011)
- This working paper was produced by the International Labour Organisation’s Bureau for Gender Equality in cooperation with the industrial and employment relations department and the ILO Decent Wo...
- Time use studies and unpaid care work
- ( D Budlender / Routledge Taylor and Francis Group , 2010)
- This compilation of writing focuses on unpaid care work, the majority of which is performed by women. Although this work has significant implications for the wellbeing of individuals, households and c...
- Women’s labour migration in the context of globalisation
- ( A Franck;A Spehar / Women in Development Europe , 2010)
- What are the current trends in women’s migration and why are they occurring? According to this study, globalisation has led to increased international migration. However, migrants often cannot e...
- Bridging the gap: Improving capabilities and expanding opportunities for women in the Middle East and North Africa region
- ( World Bank Publications , 2010)
- What challenges to economic gender parity do women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) face? This World Bank brief discusses constraints to women’s opportunities, including limited labour...
- Maternity at Work: A review of national legislation
- ( International Labour Organization , 2010)
- Maternity protection for women workers is essential for ensuring women's access to equality of opportunity and treatment in the workplace. It also contributes to the health and well-being of mothers a...
- Sexual and Economic Justice: Toward a vision of sexual and economic justice
- ( Kate Bedford;Janet Jakobsen / Barnard Centre for Research on Women , 2008)
- This paper arose out of a 2007 lecture and colloquium at Barnard College, which aimed to articulate connections between struggles for economic justice and for sexual justice, and to develop new ideas ...
- Support for vulnerable sex workers in Malawi
- ( B. Kalanda / Malawi Medical Journal , 2010)
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Sex work has increasingly become a popular means of making money for young girls in the urban areas in Malawi. This article makes reference to an intervention project in Malawi that was implemented...
- The global crisis and Indonesian women: less income, no social protection, and violence threats
- ( M. Miller-Dawkins;I. Abimanyu;R. Abimanyu / Oxfam , 2010)
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This preliminary study aims to uncover the impacts of the Global Economic Crisis 2008–2009 (GEC) on Indonesian women, especially on those who have been working in the industrial zones. The st...
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