1. 79
THE REALITY
Across all regions, almost all men of prime working age (25-54 years) participate in the labour force, while rates of
participation vary widely for women. The gender gap is striking and persistent: in no region has it been eliminated.
fair and
adequate
earnings
decent work,
with social
protection
equal sharing
of unpaid care
work
Male
Female
MiddleEastand
N
orth
Africa
Latin America and the Caribbean
0%
50%
100%
Central and Eastern Europe and
Central
Asia
DevelopedRegions
EastAsia
and
the
Pacific
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sub-Saharan
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ca
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Source: ILO 2015c.
Note: The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) three letter country codes are used to stand for country name. The figures uses 2013 ILO data on average labour force participation
for those aged 25 to 54, disaggregated by sex.
* 27 refers to the labour force participation gap of all working-age women and men, aged 15 years and over.
The proportion
of women’s
employment that
is informal and
unprotected in
developing regions
The percentage
point gap between
women’s and
men’s labour force
participation*
The average
global gender
pay gap
How much
more time
women spend
on unpaid care
and domestic
work than men
Figure 2.3
A VISION FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS
TO WORK AND AT WORK
AN EYE ON THE GAP
The global gender gap in labour force participation
equal access
to paid work
2.5X24%75%26