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ILO. Gender equality around the world: articles from World of Work magazine 1999-2006.
Geneva: ILO, 2007.

Abstract

This book presents a selection of articles from the ILO's World of Work magazine over the eight years 1999 to 2006. In various ways, the articles reflect the ILO's mandate of advancing gender equality in the world of work, either through policies, programmes and activities that systematically address the specific concerns of women and men, or through targeted interventions that enable women and men to participate in and benefit equally from development efforts.

The promotion of gender equality in the world of work is enshrined in the ILO Constitution with the affirmation that "all human beings, irrespective of race, creed or sex, have the right to pursue both their material well-being and their spiritual development in conditions of freedom and dignity, of economic security and equal opportunities".

The ILO views gender equality as integral to its vision of decent work for all women and men and as a fundamental principle in the effort to achieve its four strategic objectives:

• promoting and realizing standards and fundamental principles and rights at work;
• creating greater opportunities for women and men to secure decent employment and income;
• enhancing the coverage and effectiveness of social protection for all; and
• strengthening tripartism and social dialogue.

The year 1999 was chosen for a specific reason. Soon after Juan Somavia was appointed Director-General of the ILO in 1999, he issued a policy statement on gender equality calling for gender concerns to be integrated in all aspects of the ILO's work, from staffing to substance and structure. This forms the background of the ILO's current Gender Equality and Mainstreaming Policy which accords responsibility to all units and individual staff members of ILO to ensure a concern for gender equality in their respective areas of work. The present publication is an example of how gender is mainstreamed in ILO public information and communication work.

World of Work is an independent magazine published by the ILO's Department of Communication and Public Information. Through its articles, the magazine covers a cross-section of the activities carried out by ILO and its constituents in the promotion of decent work. The articles in this book have not been updated in any way and so provide a snapshot of their times. They are featured chronologically as they appeared in World of Work between 1999 and 2006. A short introduction is 'provided before each year, indicating some key developments on gender equality in the world of work for the year in question.

For more information visit the Bureau for Gender Equality (GENDER) website

 

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