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Latest items for ERBG-PRACTICE-3

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).
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).
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).
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
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
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).
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).
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).
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
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
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).
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
Sept. 26, 2023, 10:48 a.m.
Countries: Spain
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, ERBG-PRACTICE-3

"However, there are reservations in certain quarters, particularly within the UGT trade union, one of the country's two major unions, over concerns about the possibility that employers who want to avoid these absences will put a brake on the hiring of women" (para 7).
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3

"The involvement of women in decision-making bodies has resulted in major progress, including, most notably:More generally, the representation of women in the public sector has improved, rising from 15,584 women (18.40 per cent) to 16,346 women (19.09 per cent) between 2009 and 2010. In 2010...1.58 percent of the territorial administration." (6). "A variety of posts are held by women:...one civil administrator...one Financial Analyst; and one academic, among others." (19). "A bonus of 5 points is granted to all women who aspire to leadership positions. The number of women in leadership positions between 2014 and 2018 has increased." (20). "It is important to note that strengthening normative, legal and policy frameworks...more
July 25, 2023, 10:44 a.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3

"[W]omen continue to be underrepresented in legislative bodies, ministerial posts and local governments, as well as in the judiciary, the police force, the foreign service and academic institutions, particularly at the decision-making level. [There is also] the lack of representation of women belonging to ethnic minority groups and indigenous women in political and public life" (9).
July 21, 2023, 11:58 a.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3

"The National Council of Youth Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan that unites 128 youth organizations has a chairwoman. The vice president of the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan is woman" (18). "The Law on Public Participation was adopted in 2014. It has made compulsory to establish public councils attached to relevant institutions. In this regard, the elections to the Public Council under [the Society of Women for Rational Development] have taken place in May 2017 (a woman was elected the chair of the said Council). 9 NGOs (6 of them are headed by women) were also elected to the Council as members" (18).
July 14, 2023, 10:40 p.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3

"On November 28, 2018, the State Customs Committee has launched a contest for vacant places to be filled by women only… The aim of this action was to contribute to the State policies aimed at ensuring the gender equality" (10).
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3

"In 2017,...and 26% among corporate representation." (17). "In the public sector, 19.5 % of women are in managerial positions as of 2016, and women make up 55.6% of the civil service overall." (17-18). "The Maldives Association of Tourism Industry has made efforts to ensure greater inclusion of women in decision-making positions. Currently, its Executive Board has three women leaders in the tourism sector on the Board." (18). "On the COs regarding the assurance of rural women participation in decisionmaking processes affecting the management of natural resources at the community level, the National Disaster Management Centre has been supporting women to participate in the broader Community Emergency Responses Teams (CERT) established...more
June 27, 2023, 11:15 p.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3

"Women reported facing employment discrimination with job offers being extended to less qualified male applicants. Leaders of women’s organizations reported that discrimination was common, and women were less likely to receive equal pay for equal work or promotions" (37-38). "Men held a large percentage of positions of authority in government and the private sector" (38).
June 20, 2023, 9:30 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3

"Women make up more than 50 percent of those mobilized to support families in social crisis and to participate in recreational, sports, cultural, environmental and communication activities." (10). "...In the boards of directors and general secretariats of social, trade union and labour movements, 50 percent of leaders are women..."(16). "At the university level, women are taking the lead: they account for 89 percent of teachers and 56 percent of educational directors and leaders, and they enjoy the right to equal pay for equal work." (20). "At present, 72 percent of the members of the community health network are women, with midwives and brigade members totalling 32,854. Women make up 65...more
April 1, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3

"There are 228 women in working at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy, including 6 in leadership positions. The mechanism for promoting and training women and upgrading their skills for leadership positions is the same as for men, in accordance with their qualifications." (21).
March 18, 2023, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3

"[T]he Federal Civil Service Proclamation incorporate affirmative action favouring female candidates who have equal or close scores to that of male candidates" (8). "[To increase recruitment and promotion] the government provided leadership training to women and avails scholarship opportunities for female employees to obtain the required educational qualifications (1st and 2nd degree)" (13). It is easier for men to obtain qualifications (MV-coder comment). "[A]ffirmative measures that accord 3 additional points for women are implemented during recruitment and promotion. This has resulted in the promotion of 38 women to higher positions in 2013/14" (13). "Women are concentrated in jobs of lower positions. Women hold only 27 per cent of managerial positions...more
March 16, 2023, 3:32 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3

“The survey findings also show that there are some small differences in the profile and performance of women-owned companies in relation to Bulgarian SMEs in general. All entrepreneurs face barriers: socio-cultural, legal, economic, financial, regulatory and fiscal, and educational, although, these barriers are greater for Bulgarian women than for men. It is also possible that this survey presents skewed results because the researchers only interviewed successful and surviving women entrepreneurs. It is possible, given the various forms of gender discrimination in the formal sector that women face even greater limitations to becoming a successful entrepreneur than those barriers alluded to above” (46). “The interviewers found that in general Bulgarian women...more
March 15, 2023, 4:58 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3

“Approximately 72 per cent of businesswomen believe that when hiring personnel qualifications are much more important than the sex of their employees. Except in the case of the construction sector where there is a greater demand for male employees, businesswomen from all the sectors believe that being a women or a man “does not matter”. However, 23 per cent of women entrepreneurs prefer to employ women because they consider women better employees — they are more precise and more accurate. Women entrepreneurs who prefer to hire men cite as reasons, the characteristics of the job, male qualities such as reliability, and their easygoing nature” (36).
March 8, 2023, 1:43 p.m.
Countries: Montenegro
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3

"Women remain under-represented on the boards of directors of public agencies and administrations, and are less represented in management positions in public enterprises and legal entities with high financial power and profitable business operations. Their presence is growing in lower decision-making positions, especially in executive positions with no influence on decision-making" (16). "A project related to providing legal aid to parents in exercising their employment rights is offered by the Association Parents. To their knowledge, women who lose their jobs when they become mothers rarely choose to protect their rights and speak publicly about it. This happens most often because they are not aware of their rights and because there...more
Feb. 24, 2023, 12:54 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3

"Programs such as the small farmer program under the concept of a loan program for disadvantaged groups, a productive loan program for rural women, a rural independent fund, the establishment of rural development bank, institutionalization of poverty alleviation funds and the establishment of the Ministry of Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation have been instrumental in creating employment for rural women. In cooperative sector, 30,065 female have got employment as compared to 25,620 men. Likewise, women hold 34 percent of executive positions, around 45 percent in membership, and 47 percent in management of the cooperatives" (15). "Of the total 45,632 key position holders in PAF supported Community Organizations (COs), 63 percent are...more
Feb. 22, 2023, 10:40 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3, ERBG-DATA-1

“We found another interesting piece of data as well: only 2% of the companies are founded entirely by women, and 20% have a female co-founder, stats the latest report by EDIT. Our observation, however not backed by any data, is that women are rather the business development engines in tech companies, regardless of the fact that some of them come from engineering backgrounds and others did not have any technology experience in previous careers” (second paragraph).
Feb. 22, 2023, 9:58 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3, ERBG-DATA-2

“About 70,000 women become mothers each year in Bulgaria according to various studies and at least 18,000 mothers remain outside the labor market. For many mothers, it is difficult to return to their workplace under previous conditions – working time, distance from home, pay. On the one hand, in a situation of brain drain, labour shortages and needs of qualified staff, companies are trying to retain the experienced workers. On the other hand, there are a number of factors which stop employers of hiring mothers, for example part of the sick leave burden, is taken over by the company” (first paragraph).
Feb. 19, 2023, 1:18 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: DACH-LAW-1, ERBG-PRACTICE-2, ERBG-PRACTICE-3, ERBG-LAW-1, LBHO-PRACTICE-2, LBHO-LAW-1, DV-LAW-1, AFE-LAW-1, DTCP-LAW-1, CONST-LAW-1

“While the law provides women the same legal status and rights as men, women faced some discrimination in economic participation and political empowerment. The law provides for equal opportunities in all spheres of public, economic, and political life; equal access to public resources; equal treatment; exclusion of gender-based discrimination and violence; balanced representation of men and women in all decision-making bodies; and overcoming gender-based stereotypes” (p. 23).
Feb. 6, 2023, 12:07 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3

"The Committee [on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women] remains concerned about…barriers to women's promotion to management positions, higher-paid jobs and decision-making positions, including in national and local administrations" (10).