2. WAGES
• Women often don’t receive equal salaries with men.
• Variety of factors:
- crowding of women in low paying industries
- difference in skills and training
- work experience
- discrimination
- seniority
- job tenure
3. EMPLOYMENT
l With the recession in 2009, employment decreased.
l Men and women were not effected the same.
l Women = 6.3% Men = 5.9%
l Between 2007-2008, the gender gap did narrow slightly
l from 0.4 to 0.3 percentage points.
l Women made up 40.5% of labor force, which was up
l from the 39.9% in 1998.
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5. MILLENNIUM DECLARATION
l Modern day organization
l Goal: achieve a new target on full and productive
l employment for all.
l The main route to reaching this is by:
l More education for women
l Women getting more decent jobs
l Men and women sharing family responsibilities
l Changes in labor legislation
