Latest items for ERBG-PRACTICE-3
Feb. 12, 2025, 8:03 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"One 28-year-old woman, who worked in HR, said she'd seen people who were forced to leave their jobs or who were passed over for promotions after taking maternity leave, which had been enough to convince her never to have a baby" (par. 29).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"One 28-year-old woman, who worked in HR, said she'd seen people who were forced to leave their jobs or who were passed over for promotions after taking maternity leave, which had been enough to convince her never to have a baby" (par. 29).
Feb. 8, 2025, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Women have also mostly been barred from working for the United Nations or NGOs, and thousands have been sacked from government jobs or are being paid to stay at home" (par. 7). "Beauty parlours mushroomed across Kabul and other Afghan cities in the 20 ye
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Women have also mostly been barred from working for the United Nations or NGOs, and thousands have been sacked from government jobs or are being paid to stay at home" (par. 7). "Beauty parlours mushroomed across Kabul and other Afghan cities in the 20 ye
Feb. 6, 2025, 7:05 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
Table 8, titled "Number of inspection visits" includes numbers on women in positions of responsibility working at the companies inspected, the number of women worker representatives at the companies inspected, and the number of women trade union officials at the companies inspected from 2014-2018. The number of women in positions of responsibility increases from 7,511 in 2014 to 24,177 in 2017 before decreasing to 15,907 in 2018. The number of women worker representatives also increases from 620 in 2014 to 4,571 in 2017 and decreases slighly to 3,782 in 2018. The number of women trade union officials varies considerably across the years, with the lowest being 111 in 2014 and...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
Table 8, titled "Number of inspection visits" includes numbers on women in positions of responsibility working at the companies inspected, the number of women worker representatives at the companies inspected, and the number of women trade union officials at the companies inspected from 2014-2018. The number of women in positions of responsibility increases from 7,511 in 2014 to 24,177 in 2017 before decreasing to 15,907 in 2018. The number of women worker representatives also increases from 620 in 2014 to 4,571 in 2017 and decreases slighly to 3,782 in 2018. The number of women trade union officials varies considerably across the years, with the lowest being 111 in 2014 and...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 9:51 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Although Chinese law prohibits gender discrimination in hiring, job discrimination remains widespread. Both the Chinese government and private Chinese companies use gender discriminatory job advertisements. In 2019, Human Rights Watch analyzed over 36,000 job ads between 2013 and 2018 on Chinese recruitment and company websites and social media platforms. Many ads specified a requirement or preference for men and some specified irrelevant physical requirements for women" (6). "Human Rights Watch found that in the Chinese government’s 2020 National Civil Service Position List, 11 percent of the postings specified a preference or requirement for men. In 2018 and 2019, the rate was 19 percent. In 2017, it was 13 percent. The...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Although Chinese law prohibits gender discrimination in hiring, job discrimination remains widespread. Both the Chinese government and private Chinese companies use gender discriminatory job advertisements. In 2019, Human Rights Watch analyzed over 36,000 job ads between 2013 and 2018 on Chinese recruitment and company websites and social media platforms. Many ads specified a requirement or preference for men and some specified irrelevant physical requirements for women" (6). "Human Rights Watch found that in the Chinese government’s 2020 National Civil Service Position List, 11 percent of the postings specified a preference or requirement for men. In 2018 and 2019, the rate was 19 percent. In 2017, it was 13 percent. The...more
Jan. 28, 2025, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Costa Rica
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Nevertheless, measures have been introduced to ensure equal participation in social organizations, in accordance with Act No. 8901 on Minimum Proportions of Women in Leadership Positions in Associations, Trade Unions and Social Organizations, with the issuance of implementing regulations for the Act. The regulations are the result of partnership and synergy among social organizations, their leaders and the institutional framework, under the leadership of the National Institute for Women. As at the end of the reporting period, the regulations were awaiting signature by the President" (10). "Significant progress has yet to be made in ensuring the equal participation of women on the boards of private companies (CEDAW/C/CRI/CO/7, para. 25 (c))...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Nevertheless, measures have been introduced to ensure equal participation in social organizations, in accordance with Act No. 8901 on Minimum Proportions of Women in Leadership Positions in Associations, Trade Unions and Social Organizations, with the issuance of implementing regulations for the Act. The regulations are the result of partnership and synergy among social organizations, their leaders and the institutional framework, under the leadership of the National Institute for Women. As at the end of the reporting period, the regulations were awaiting signature by the President" (10). "Significant progress has yet to be made in ensuring the equal participation of women on the boards of private companies (CEDAW/C/CRI/CO/7, para. 25 (c))...more
Jan. 17, 2025, 11:50 a.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Men dominate union leadership positions, even in the predominantly female garment industry" (5). "Women do not receive maternity benefits when they are on short-term contracts. In workshops hosted by the Solidarity Center, women reported that their short-term contracts were not renewed after the employer discovered their pregnancy" (7-8).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Men dominate union leadership positions, even in the predominantly female garment industry" (5). "Women do not receive maternity benefits when they are on short-term contracts. In workshops hosted by the Solidarity Center, women reported that their short-term contracts were not renewed after the employer discovered their pregnancy" (7-8).
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:32 p.m.
Countries: Malawi
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"In 2016, the Malawi government approved the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy, to regulate activities in the sector. However, Friday Njaya, a director at Malawi’s Department of Fisheries, admits that the policy does not adequately consider gender as the authorities responsible for fisheries at the community level, the Beach Village Committees, are still mostly led by men. 'Women in fishing still have inferior roles, further leaving them prone to gender-based violence including sex for fish,' he said. To fix the gap, Njaya says the department is now collaborating on projects with various NGOs, encouraging women to join more cooperatives like Titukulan" (par. 30-33)
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"In 2016, the Malawi government approved the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy, to regulate activities in the sector. However, Friday Njaya, a director at Malawi’s Department of Fisheries, admits that the policy does not adequately consider gender as the authorities responsible for fisheries at the community level, the Beach Village Committees, are still mostly led by men. 'Women in fishing still have inferior roles, further leaving them prone to gender-based violence including sex for fish,' he said. To fix the gap, Njaya says the department is now collaborating on projects with various NGOs, encouraging women to join more cooperatives like Titukulan" (par. 30-33)
Jan. 10, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Countries: Brunei
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3, ERBG-DATA-2
"In Southeast Asia, Brunei has the highest proportion of women in middle management and senior managerial roles in the private sector (37%)" (para 12).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3, ERBG-DATA-2
"In Southeast Asia, Brunei has the highest proportion of women in middle management and senior managerial roles in the private sector (37%)" (para 12).
Jan. 8, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3, GP-DATA-1
"According to the Civil Service Agency, as of 1 January 2022, 24.1 per cent of the 18,701 civil servants were women. There are 3,081 civil servants in urban and rural governments, including 587 women (19.0 per cent)" (p. 27).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3, GP-DATA-1
"According to the Civil Service Agency, as of 1 January 2022, 24.1 per cent of the 18,701 civil servants were women. There are 3,081 civil servants in urban and rural governments, including 587 women (19.0 per cent)" (p. 27).
Jan. 4, 2025, 11:59 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Women lead just 0.8% of the 1,643 firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier prime market, according to a survey by the Kyodo news agency, which based its findings on fiscal 2023 financial statements” (para 2). "The low numbers underline the uphill struggle Japan’s government faces in reaching its target of having women in at least 30% of executive roles by the end of the decade” (para 3). “The proportion of senior women in business remains low even under the government’s wider definition of ‘executive’, which includes corporate officers, as well as directors, auditors and executive officers” (para 5). “A decade after the then prime minister, Shinzo Abe, told...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Women lead just 0.8% of the 1,643 firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier prime market, according to a survey by the Kyodo news agency, which based its findings on fiscal 2023 financial statements” (para 2). "The low numbers underline the uphill struggle Japan’s government faces in reaching its target of having women in at least 30% of executive roles by the end of the decade” (para 3). “The proportion of senior women in business remains low even under the government’s wider definition of ‘executive’, which includes corporate officers, as well as directors, auditors and executive officers” (para 5). “A decade after the then prime minister, Shinzo Abe, told...more
Jan. 3, 2025, 2:39 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Szoo is part of a long-running rise in the number of women pursuing higher education, while the percentage of students who are men has been declining — a trend that's beginning to hit even male-dominated fields such as engineering and business. The number of college-educated women in the workforce has now overtaken the number of college-educated men, according to the Pew Research Center" (par. 5). "And after steadily increasing for more than a decade, the proportion of top managers of companies who are women declined last year, to less than 12%, according to the credit ratings and research company S&P Global" (par. 8). "A study by the consulting firm McKinsey...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Szoo is part of a long-running rise in the number of women pursuing higher education, while the percentage of students who are men has been declining — a trend that's beginning to hit even male-dominated fields such as engineering and business. The number of college-educated women in the workforce has now overtaken the number of college-educated men, according to the Pew Research Center" (par. 5). "And after steadily increasing for more than a decade, the proportion of top managers of companies who are women declined last year, to less than 12%, according to the credit ratings and research company S&P Global" (par. 8). "A study by the consulting firm McKinsey...more
Dec. 12, 2024, 1:26 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Nearly half of South Korean companies disadvantaged workers using parental leave when it came to deciding promotions, according to labor ministry statistics released last month" (para 24).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Nearly half of South Korean companies disadvantaged workers using parental leave when it came to deciding promotions, according to labor ministry statistics released last month" (para 24).
Dec. 6, 2024, 9:44 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"That's not the case for Devde though. She's separated from her husband and trying to support their son on her own. To do so, she works a patchwork of jobs, cleaning and cooking for several employers. But one of them recently replaced her with a younger man, who doesn't have to juggle unpaid work at home as she does" (para 50).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"That's not the case for Devde though. She's separated from her husband and trying to support their son on her own. To do so, she works a patchwork of jobs, cleaning and cooking for several employers. But one of them recently replaced her with a younger man, who doesn't have to juggle unpaid work at home as she does" (para 50).
Dec. 5, 2024, 4:37 p.m.
Countries: Norway
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"The Committee...notes with appreciation that according to 2019 data, in companies where the State party had an ownership share, the average number of women Chief Executive Officers at the executive level and on boards was at 41 per cent and above 46 per cent, respectively...[W]omen are underrepresented in the private sector and in managerial posts. According to the 2022 Norwegian Gender Balance Scorecard from the Centre for Research on Gender Equality, women only make up 27 per cent of executives and 32 per cent of board members of the 200 largest companies in the State party" (11).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"The Committee...notes with appreciation that according to 2019 data, in companies where the State party had an ownership share, the average number of women Chief Executive Officers at the executive level and on boards was at 41 per cent and above 46 per cent, respectively...[W]omen are underrepresented in the private sector and in managerial posts. According to the 2022 Norwegian Gender Balance Scorecard from the Centre for Research on Gender Equality, women only make up 27 per cent of executives and 32 per cent of board members of the 200 largest companies in the State party" (11).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:33 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Belgian sex workers have gained the right to sick days, maternity pay and pension rights under the first law of its kind in the world. Lawmakers voted in May to give sex workers the same employment protections as any other employee, in an attempt to clamp down on abuse and exploitation. The law, which went into force on Sunday, ensures that sex workers have employment contracts and legal protection. It is intended to end a grey zone created in 2022 when sex work was decriminalised in Belgium but without conferring any protections on sex workers, or labour rights such as unemployment benefit or health insurance" (par. 1-4).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Belgian sex workers have gained the right to sick days, maternity pay and pension rights under the first law of its kind in the world. Lawmakers voted in May to give sex workers the same employment protections as any other employee, in an attempt to clamp down on abuse and exploitation. The law, which went into force on Sunday, ensures that sex workers have employment contracts and legal protection. It is intended to end a grey zone created in 2022 when sex work was decriminalised in Belgium but without conferring any protections on sex workers, or labour rights such as unemployment benefit or health insurance" (par. 1-4).
Nov. 29, 2024, 3:11 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Women lead just 0.8% of the 1,643 firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier prime market, according to a survey by the Kyodo news agency, which based its findings on fiscal 2023 financial statements” (para 2). "The low numbers underline the uphill struggle Japan’s government faces in reaching its target of having women in at least 30% of executive roles by the end of the decade” (para 3). “The proportion of senior women in business remains low even under the government’s wider definition of ‘executive’, which includes corporate officers, as well as directors, auditors and executive officers” (para 5). “A decade after the then prime minister, Shinzo Abe, told...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Women lead just 0.8% of the 1,643 firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier prime market, according to a survey by the Kyodo news agency, which based its findings on fiscal 2023 financial statements” (para 2). "The low numbers underline the uphill struggle Japan’s government faces in reaching its target of having women in at least 30% of executive roles by the end of the decade” (para 3). “The proportion of senior women in business remains low even under the government’s wider definition of ‘executive’, which includes corporate officers, as well as directors, auditors and executive officers” (para 5). “A decade after the then prime minister, Shinzo Abe, told...more
Nov. 12, 2024, 6:08 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Women lead just 0.8% of the 1,643 firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier prime market, according to a survey by the Kyodo news agency, which based its findings on fiscal 2023 financial statements” (para 2). "The low numbers underline the uphill struggle Japan’s government faces in reaching its target of having women in at least 30% of executive roles by the end of the decade” (para 3). “The proportion of senior women in business remains low even under the government’s wider definition of ‘executive’, which includes corporate officers, as well as directors, auditors and executive officers” (para 5). “A decade after the then prime minister, Shinzo Abe, told...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Women lead just 0.8% of the 1,643 firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier prime market, according to a survey by the Kyodo news agency, which based its findings on fiscal 2023 financial statements” (para 2). "The low numbers underline the uphill struggle Japan’s government faces in reaching its target of having women in at least 30% of executive roles by the end of the decade” (para 3). “The proportion of senior women in business remains low even under the government’s wider definition of ‘executive’, which includes corporate officers, as well as directors, auditors and executive officers” (para 5). “A decade after the then prime minister, Shinzo Abe, told...more
Nov. 7, 2024, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Women made up fewer than one in 20 CEOs in 2021, a Deloitte report found" (para 9). "The party [Bharatiya Janata Party] also plans to recruit more than 900 women into positions within its internal staff, seeking to have at least one-third female representation at every level of management" (para 12).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Women made up fewer than one in 20 CEOs in 2021, a Deloitte report found" (para 9). "The party [Bharatiya Janata Party] also plans to recruit more than 900 women into positions within its internal staff, seeking to have at least one-third female representation at every level of management" (para 12).
July 18, 2024, 6:38 p.m.
Countries: Guatemala
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"According to the 2017–2019 national employment and income survey, the proportion of women in management positions (directors and managers) has been rising steadily, increasing from 30 per cent in 2017 to 40 per cent in 2019" (17).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"According to the 2017–2019 national employment and income survey, the proportion of women in management positions (directors and managers) has been rising steadily, increasing from 30 per cent in 2017 to 40 per cent in 2019" (17).
March 15, 2024, 2:30 p.m.
Countries: Gabon
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3, NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"Consolidation support was provided for 2,280 cooperatives, 1,408 of which are headed by women" (21).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3, NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"Consolidation support was provided for 2,280 cooperatives, 1,408 of which are headed by women" (21).
Jan. 19, 2024, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Act No. 004 of 24 November 2016 introduc[es] gender parity in public, semi-public and private-sector employment in both the informal and formal sectors" (11). "[N]o distinction is made between men and women in terms of conditions of access to work and salaries, because they are treated equally on the basis of their schooling or professional training" (36).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Act No. 004 of 24 November 2016 introduc[es] gender parity in public, semi-public and private-sector employment in both the informal and formal sectors" (11). "[N]o distinction is made between men and women in terms of conditions of access to work and salaries, because they are treated equally on the basis of their schooling or professional training" (36).
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
Table 3 on page 27 shows that women comprise 31% of political parties' central committees, 45% of heads of NGOs, and 20% of heads of unions in 2014. (27). "The Executive or Central Committees of Political Parties are also male dominated with the majority of them having only one female representative at this level of their structure. Trade Unions show a similar trend of male predominance with females accounting for only 20%. Women in the management of NGOs are at 45%. However, this is not surprising given the voluntary nature of such organizations and their social development mandates. Governing bodies of Parastatal Organizations also show huge gender gaps and a...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
Table 3 on page 27 shows that women comprise 31% of political parties' central committees, 45% of heads of NGOs, and 20% of heads of unions in 2014. (27). "The Executive or Central Committees of Political Parties are also male dominated with the majority of them having only one female representative at this level of their structure. Trade Unions show a similar trend of male predominance with females accounting for only 20%. Women in the management of NGOs are at 45%. However, this is not surprising given the voluntary nature of such organizations and their social development mandates. Governing bodies of Parastatal Organizations also show huge gender gaps and a...more
Jan. 4, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"As of June 2021, statutory boards have achieved 28.8 per cent women’s representation, an increase from 23.3 per cent in 2018, and the non-profit organisations achieved 28.1 per cent women’s representation, an increase from 27.4 per cent in 2018" (14). "In the Singapore Public Service, women are appointed to leadership positions based on the principles of equal opportunity and meritocracy... [B]oth men and women, are nominated and selected for such programmes based on their performance and leadership potential" (18). "Singapore is committed to the principle of meritocracy. Employers are encouraged to recruit, select and promote employees based on merit (such as skills, experience or ability to perform the job)" (24).more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"As of June 2021, statutory boards have achieved 28.8 per cent women’s representation, an increase from 23.3 per cent in 2018, and the non-profit organisations achieved 28.1 per cent women’s representation, an increase from 27.4 per cent in 2018" (14). "In the Singapore Public Service, women are appointed to leadership positions based on the principles of equal opportunity and meritocracy... [B]oth men and women, are nominated and selected for such programmes based on their performance and leadership potential" (18). "Singapore is committed to the principle of meritocracy. Employers are encouraged to recruit, select and promote employees based on merit (such as skills, experience or ability to perform the job)" (24).more
Jan. 3, 2024, 4:24 p.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Under the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices (TGFEP), all employers are expected to abide by merit-based principles of employment" (24).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Under the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices (TGFEP), all employers are expected to abide by merit-based principles of employment" (24).
Nov. 22, 2023, 5:13 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Officials and managers regularly check whether women are wearing a jilbab. Women cannot even interview for a job in many places unless they wear a jilbab" (60).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Officials and managers regularly check whether women are wearing a jilbab. Women cannot even interview for a job in many places unless they wear a jilbab" (60).
Nov. 22, 2023, 12:25 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"The Saudi Labor Ministry fines employers and workers who breach guidelines on sex segregation and women’s dress code, including mandatory jilbabs. These rules mean, said a Saudi woman, 'Companies don’t want to hire women. It is too much of a hassle.'" (109).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"The Saudi Labor Ministry fines employers and workers who breach guidelines on sex segregation and women’s dress code, including mandatory jilbabs. These rules mean, said a Saudi woman, 'Companies don’t want to hire women. It is too much of a hassle.'" (109).
Nov. 21, 2023, 5:58 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"'China’s patriarchal political structure limits women’s upward mobility,' said Pan Wang, senior lecturer in Chinese and Asian studies at the University of New South Wales" (para. 13). "Chinese women are held back by a variety of factors, Pan said. They include cultural expectations that women do more in the home, a career structure that forces them to retire earlier than men, just as they might be reaching their professional peak, and education and socialisation that discourages them from political ambitions" (para. 15). "Requiring a minimal role for female cadres has opened the door a crack, but as the new Politburo line-up showed, has not changed a misogynist political culture" (para....more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"'China’s patriarchal political structure limits women’s upward mobility,' said Pan Wang, senior lecturer in Chinese and Asian studies at the University of New South Wales" (para. 13). "Chinese women are held back by a variety of factors, Pan said. They include cultural expectations that women do more in the home, a career structure that forces them to retire earlier than men, just as they might be reaching their professional peak, and education and socialisation that discourages them from political ambitions" (para. 15). "Requiring a minimal role for female cadres has opened the door a crack, but as the new Politburo line-up showed, has not changed a misogynist political culture" (para....more
Nov. 3, 2023, 11:41 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
“As [Yuna] wanders through the dark alleys of her local food market, dressed in a black baseball cap, oversized jeans, and a T-shirt, she tries to disguise herself as she recounts her experience. This is a small town, and she has done something she could have been fired for. She filmed everything and reported the bank to the government, to be investigated” (para 4). Yuna could have been fired for recording and reporting the bank’s treatment of female employees (ET - CODER COMMENT). "South Korea may have blossomed into a cultural and technological powerhouse, but in its rapid transformation into one of the richest countries in the world, women have...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
“As [Yuna] wanders through the dark alleys of her local food market, dressed in a black baseball cap, oversized jeans, and a T-shirt, she tries to disguise herself as she recounts her experience. This is a small town, and she has done something she could have been fired for. She filmed everything and reported the bank to the government, to be investigated” (para 4). Yuna could have been fired for recording and reporting the bank’s treatment of female employees (ET - CODER COMMENT). "South Korea may have blossomed into a cultural and technological powerhouse, but in its rapid transformation into one of the richest countries in the world, women have...more
Oct. 10, 2023, 3:49 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
“'Before this legislation, too often, when a pregnant worker needed a minor change in workplace duties or policies because of pregnancy, she was forced to take unpaid leave or be pushed out of work entirely—at a moment when she and her family could least afford it'" (para 6). Job termination is associated with pregnancy. Hiring and promotion may be stymied for women by the potential to become pregnant (ET - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
“'Before this legislation, too often, when a pregnant worker needed a minor change in workplace duties or policies because of pregnancy, she was forced to take unpaid leave or be pushed out of work entirely—at a moment when she and her family could least afford it'" (para 6). Job termination is associated with pregnancy. Hiring and promotion may be stymied for women by the potential to become pregnant (ET - CODER COMMENT).
Sept. 30, 2023, 4 p.m.
Countries: Kazakhstan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"The Committee welcomes the progress made by the State party in promoting access for women to employment. It also notes that discrimination in the workplace is prohibited under article 6 (2) of the Labour Code. However, the Committee is concerned that the following factors impede the full achievement of equality at work:(a) The reports of discrimination in employment and sexual harassment in the workplace, exacerbated by persistent gender stereotypes; (b) The significant gender pay gap (34 per cent) and the horizontal and vertical segregation in the labour market, including the list of 191 prohibited occupations for women, the concentration of women in traditional and low-paid sectors of the economy and...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"The Committee welcomes the progress made by the State party in promoting access for women to employment. It also notes that discrimination in the workplace is prohibited under article 6 (2) of the Labour Code. However, the Committee is concerned that the following factors impede the full achievement of equality at work:(a) The reports of discrimination in employment and sexual harassment in the workplace, exacerbated by persistent gender stereotypes; (b) The significant gender pay gap (34 per cent) and the horizontal and vertical segregation in the labour market, including the list of 191 prohibited occupations for women, the concentration of women in traditional and low-paid sectors of the economy and...more