Promoting gender equality at work: Turning vision into reality for the twenty-first century
by Date-Bah Eugenia
Published by : Zed Books (London) Physical details: 241p. ISBN:1-85649-454-3.
Subject(s):
Sex discrimination in employment
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Women employees
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Trade Union
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Women workers and gender equality at close of twentieth century, need for urgent action and effective comprehensive approach, elements of comprehensive approach reflected in current volume
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Macroeconomic context : Recession and structural adjustment's impact on women's work in selected developing regions
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Impact of transition from centrally planned to market based economies on women's employment in east central Europe : Women's employment opportunities in market, possible labor market trends
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African women workers, globalization, AIDS and poverty : Women workers in Africa, impact of globalization and technological change, impact of AIDS, drought and civil conflict, dimensions of poverty and social exclusion among women workers in Africa
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Innovations in work organization and technology : Changes in work organization, new technologies and women's employment, computer technologies, decentralization and women's opportunities in entrepreneurship
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Working conditions and social security
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Sexual harassment at work : Consequence of sexual harassment, why does sexual harassment persist, combating sexual harassment
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Equality of treatment between men and women in social security and in family responsibilities : Improvement in women's social protection rights, arrangements to reconcile gainful employment and family responsibilities - maternity protection, family and parental leval and child care support, derived or personal rights in present circumstances
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Enhancing legal effectiveness - Analysis of legal framework for gender equality in employment- Lesotho- case study : law as an instrument of policy, constitution, general legal position of Basotho women- minority status, land rights, inheritance, contractual capacity and pension rights, labour/labor code, role of international obligations, implementation and enforcement, priority area for action,
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Enforcement of equality provisions : What do international labor standards say about enforcement, administrative bodies to supervise / enforce compliance with legislation, judicial action, specific difficulties in application of equal pay
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Role of relevant institutions other than government
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Trade unions and women workers - current trends : Overview of current trends in membership in different regions, women's proportion in union leadership, union measures to expand women's representation, proposal for further action and women workers in urban informal and rural sectors- Africa a case study
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Role of employers organizations and other bodies in promotion of gender equality in employment in Malaysia : Brief overview of women workers in Malaysia, existing policies, programs and activities for promoting gender equality in employment, potential role of employers organizations in promoting gender equality
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outputs of ILO interdepartmental project on equality for women in employment
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women & labour
Year: 1997
Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | KILA HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY General Stacks | 362.83 DAT/P (Browse shelf) | Available | 006466 |