Women and the Economy

HUMANITY Women & the Economy OWERING THE BEUING EMPOWERING FOR ACTION TURNS 20 Domestic Workers are among the most vulnerable groups in the global workforce, facing a number of human rights abuses and labour rights violations ranging from deplorable working conditions and unequal pay to sexual violence. Women In 2013, the ILO Convention 189 setting standards to improve the domestic workers lives of domestic workers went into force. worldwide Convention on Domestic Uruguay was the first to ratify the 83% Convention. Workers The Glass Ceiling Gilull 24% 24% 24% 24% 21% 19% 20% 2004* 2007 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 Women in senior management globally % of women in senior management *2004 does not include data for Brazil and China. 24% Russia has the highest proportion of women in senior management at 43%. Barriers Worldwide oo What are legal differences? This includes barriers women face that restrict their full economic potential. Some of the many examples are... Owning, using & inheriting property Obtaining an ID card or passport Having access to maternity & paternity leave Opening bank accounts & accessing credit Countries out of 143 evaluated with at least one legal difference restricting women's economic opportunities Earning equal pay with men for work of comparable worth Accessing justice for domestic violence & sexual harassment 128 number of economies where husbands can object to their wives working and prevent them from accepting jobs. number of economies with 28 10 or more legal differences 5 restricting women's economic opportunities. Hold on! What? These are interesting points. But the fact is barriers don't just end at legal differences. You're right. Social norms and how women are perceived have an impact. Exactly! There's more. Natural disasters, economic crises, poverty, early marriage, violence against women and girls, limited access to education, justice and healthcare are just some of the many barriers. The list goes on... Until we address all barriers, women's full potential cannot be realized. We must work together to overcome them. Yes! Empowering women - Empowering humanity. Picture it! SHUMANITY, #Beijing20 unwomen.org beijing20.unwomen.org 8+ @UN_Women facebook.com gplus.to/unwomen /unwomen THE BEIJING PLATFORM FOR ACTION TURNS 20 Sources Definitions, research and detailed description of research methodology for data cited can be found in the sources below. UN WOMEN EE Domestic Workers Across the World: Global and regional statistics and the extent of legal protection, ILO, 2013; Women in business: From classroom to boardroom, Grant Thornton International Business Report, 2014; Women, Business and the Law: Removing restrictions to enhance gender equality, The World Bank, 2014 Credits Flaticon (vector icons) PICTURE IT! PICTURE IT! EMPOWERING WOMEN EMPOWERING A