Press Releases

 

* Europe plans to close gender gap. BBC News, Friday, 3 March 2006

* International Women´s Day 2006 to focus on women in sport. ILO to team up with International Olympic Committee to host this year´s events. ILO/06/05

* The winning voice of women in Latin American politics. IADB, January 17, 2006

* International Women's Day events at the ILO. Geneva, Tuesday 8 March 2005

* Laís Abramo, ILO gender expert in Latin America: "Women should work out of necessity and in their own rights". Bernardita Aguirre Pascal. 6 August 2004. "El Mercurio" Newspaper, Economy and business, Santiago de Chile

* Women's Lack of Autonomy Hampers Anti-Poverty Efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean. Redistribution of riches, power and time is fundamental to finish with discriminations and inequities. Ninth Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean. ECLAC. Mexico City, 10 - 12 June 2004

* Inequality and discrimination affect women's development: Poverty Affects Women More than Men in Latin America. Ninth Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean.ECLAC. Mexico City, 10 - 12 June 2004

* More women are entering the global labour force than ever before, but job equality, poverty reduction remain elusive. Friday 5 March 2004 (ILO/04/09)

* ILOAIDS. Women, HIV/AIDS and the world of work.

* New ILO book attracts attention on women seafarers. Friday 3 October 2003 (ILO/03/42)

* ILO Director-General Takes aim at "Glass Ceiling" Commits Organisation to Gender Equality in Workplace

* ILO to Celebrate International Women's Day Conference to highlight women achievers

* Technology changes the media/entertainment workforce.Journalists are increasingly multiskilled, freelance and female.