… labour market, creating bottlenecks in every direction: Women face barriers entering sectors like engineering for … moving into roles that have traditionally been occupied by women like unpaid care or professional care jobs. Today, the … exclusion among people with disabilities. Women with a migrant background face significant barriers in accessing …
… week and next, the 68th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68), is happening in New York. CSW is the UN's largest annual gathering on gender equality and women's empowerment. It brings together government officials, … of gender and any other characteristic such as migrant status or life events including the birth of …
… during the pandemic than before. But more than half of women with small children say they are completely or mostly … of household chores between partners changed – with most women reporting having a higher share of housework on their … than men. That impact is even greater for women with a migrant background – who experienced a greater increase in …
… on Equality forum, which was a part of the conference Women's economic empowerment: key to gender equality hosted … centuries been moulded according to a male model. While women have always worked, it has until quite recently only … has usually been done by women, usually by women with a migrant background, often outside the formal labour market, …
… policies and measures to target the different needs of women and men migrants and enable their contribution to their … that does not distinguish between the different needs of women and men. Young women and men with a migrant background are almost twice as likely to be out of …
… reinforce them. For example, through textbooks which show women working in traditional roles, such as nurses and … specific characteristics, roles and behaviours to women and men according to their gender. Gender stereotypes … the development of natural talents of girls and boys, women and men, as well as their educational and professional …
… More women and men are living on the edge of poverty and social … into poverty. “We need to ensure better career options for women, fair wages and better social systems, such as pension … poverty than others. Factors like gender, age, ethnicity, migrant background, disability or type of household can …