ARTICLE 11 Employment of women

Employment of Women Data and Analysis

Employment of women in rural areas

Employment rate and economic independence of women

The employment of women by branch of activity still suffers from stereotypes determining women apos s employment on the basis of sex.

To improve the economic independence of women and provide sensible employment, the State Employment Assistance Programme for 2003 2005 provides for measures to promote employment among women.

Chapter 9 Women and employment

(ii) Promotion of employment without discrimination against women

1. Equality of women and men in employment

The efforts of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment to encourage women returners to take paid employment also target also ethnic minority women not receiving benefit who want paid employment.

Convention No. 122 Employment and vocational training of women.

Women and employment in the service sector

2. Statistical information on women and employment

PROGRESS AND DIFFICULTIES OF URBAN WOMEN WITH RESPECT TO EMPLOYMENT

PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN EMPLOYMENT This section highlights the characteristics of the participation of women in urban employment, particularly in Bogotá, Cali, Medellín, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Manizales and Pasto.

This is why there are significantly less middle aged women seeking employment through Employment Bureaus.

Employment programmes for women focus basically on women heads of household and their cover is limited.

On ceasing employment, for women, consequent to marriage

Education and health are also important sectors of employment for women.

Information relating to women in the field of employment in Pakistan The following tables give some idea of the situation in Pakistan as it relates to women and employment.

A system of special protection of pregnant women and women raising young children (employment and adequate remuneration guarantees), as well as of protection of this group of women at work (prohibition of employment at determined posts, at night, on overtime)

The Measure had also supported equality proofing by the Equality Authority of employment policies and organizations, and research on women returning to employment and training and on women entrepreneurs.

The employment of women was consequently a top priority for the Government.

(d) Promoting employment and income generating opportunities for women.

Over the same period, full time employment for women grew by 18.1 per cent, while part time employment for women grew by 34.4 per cent

A national plan provided for security of life, health and employment of women.

Policies concerning women can be classified in the following categories Promotion of employment and entrepreneurship. It includes programmes for new positions of work for women, aiming at obtaining working experience and promoting employment of unemployed women aged 18 65.

Substantial numbers of women in employment are in fact under employed. The numbers have, however, fallen in 1995, 40 of employed women were in part time employment (less than 35 hours per week), whereas today only 34.4 of them are in employment of this type.

Increased participation of women in political life contributes to women friendly services, greater employment of women and policy development based on the specific needs of women and girls.

Promulgated by Legislative Decree No. 32 of 14 June 1936, the Employment Act also regulates all matters relating to the employment of women

Organization of care for unemployed women apos s children when they seek employment

(d) Lack of employment opportunities for highly qualified women, as well as the wage differential between women and men

In economic development there are at least seven gender issues, namely limited employment opportunities for women  limited access by women to economic resources  unpaid employment of women in family enterprises low rate of participation by women in the labor market concentration of women in low income menial jobs discrimination against women workers in recruitment and promotion  and inadequate protection of women workers.

Educated women are more challenged in employment than uneducated ones.

Women are also finding employment as pilots in commercial airlines.

Activities which generate the most employment in women owned businesses

The data of the Employment Bureau indicate that the age of men and women seeking employment is mostly uniform in the younger age categories.

72.5 of the women sought full time employment while the remaining 27.5 sought part time employment (compared to 88.2 and 11.8 of men, respectively).

Forwarding to employment following the completion of the above mentioned actions, the trained women are integrated into programmes of OAED aiming to find employment.

Article 45 prohibits all forms of discrimination against women and states that the exploitation of women in employment shall be prohibited .

New laws have been adopted to promote the political advancement of women and support the employment of women in public service.

The employment programmes for women are concerned basically with women heads of household and their cover is not very extensive.

Have a total employment period of 25 years for women, and 30 years for men, including at least 15 years of employment in particular conditions

The low participation of women in employment is related both to restricted opportunities of part time employment and to conditions of small differentiation in salary levels.

The burden of transitional period, concerning the employment, is mainly carried out by women.