Provides an analytical synthesis of research and insights upon country studies undertaken by the ILO between 1996 and 2000. Intends to guide policy formulation, effective pursuit of gender-sensitive programming, decent work and other activities, to stimulate and advance current debate on women...

Provides a review of relevant approaches to formulating effective policies to promote women's entrepreneur development. Following the identification of three paradigms of medium and small scale entrerprise development (the neo-liberal market pardigm, feminist empowerment, and interventionist...

Exmines entrepreneurship support programmes in developed countries in order to work out recommendations for developing countries. Identifies constraints facing entrepreneurs and discusses the characteristics of a successful microenterprise. Investigates performance criteria used to evaluate good...

Discusses the economic and social impact of natural disasters on women. Outlines recommendations for ensuring gender-fair recovery initiatives. Includes a project proposal on gender equity in crisis.

Based on a case study from informal markets of the city of Maputo, in Monzabique, and the Associação dos Operadores e Trabalhadores do Sector Informal (ASOTSI), analyses the impact of the role of informal union organizations in the living and working conditions of the informal workers...

Based on interviews with 1463 working mothers from seven sectors: garment workers, carpet weavers, pashmina weavers, agricultural workers, tea plantation workers, beedi workers and domestic workers. Examines the socio- economic background of the women and their families, working conditions,...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on female labour supply and labour force participation of the woman worker in Jamaica - constitutes part of a WEP research project on population and employment. References and statistical tables.

Based on interviews with 13 union officials of both sexes as well as personnel from the Ministry of Labour.