Outlines the effects of development policies on gender inequality in developing countries from the early 1980s to 1992 …

, opportunities for women and men, and their participation in paid work. This paper focuses on two aspects of these global processes … investment; and second, the international migration of care services workers. These two aspects particularly illuminate women …'s position and issues pertaining to gender equality. The main questions posed in this paper are: Have these two facets of …

overall higher vulnerabilities and insecurity of women's work than men's. Examines the gender-differentiated regional global …Analyses the gender dimensions of the impact of the global economic crisis on the world of work, highlighting the … ILO data and information. Particular attention is paid to the impact on women workers in the export-oriented textile and …

Focuses on women's and men's division of labour between paid work and unpaid care work and its effects on gender … individual and family poverty; and on how economic and social policies and institutions influence women's options by reducing or …

Reviews current tensions and trends regarding gender roles and gender equality opportunities, and the emerging patterns … of work among men and women, incl. access to employment, fairness of income, security at work, social protection, and … international bodies, and labour unions and women's organizations. …

Describes projects of governments and nongovernmental organizations that support women's informal sector work and offer …

Reviews current knowledge concerning the relationship between gender inequalities and the economic liberalization … policies that underpin globalization processes. Explores economic policy proposals and initiatives which aim to promote gender …