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Lessons from the pandemic: Building better gender data for the future

| October 20, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare not only inequalities in the world of work, including between women and men, but it has also further emphasised the gender data gaps that hamper our understanding of the depth, nature and evolution of those inequalities.
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International Day of Rural Women: The unfinished quest for decent work for all

| October 15, 2020
Challenges to decent work are different in rural and urban areas, but women in rural areas face additional hurdles to access decent work. Higher labour force participation in rural areas in the developing world and widespread decent work deficits of rural jobs reveal the need to promote healthy rural labour markets for everyone.
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Millions of hours spent daily on unpaid work: Evidence from Asia and the Pacific

| September 25, 2020
Unpaid production work is the foundation of all other productive work, yet the time spent on these activities is often neglected in labour market analyses.
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Lessons from the pandemic: Building better gender data for the future

| October 20, 2020
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International Day of Rural Women: The unfinished quest for decent work for all

| October 15, 2020
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Millions of hours spent daily on unpaid work: Evidence from Asia and the Pacific

| September 25, 2020
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Education pays off, but you have to be patient

| August 18, 2020
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International Day of Families: How marital status shapes labour market outcomes

| May 15, 2020
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COVID-19 and the new meaning of safety and health at work

| April 30, 2020
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Will COVID-19 impair the availability and quality of labour statistics?

| April 16, 2020
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“I am Generation Equality”: Ideals versus reality in Asia and the Pacific’s labour markets

| March 11, 2020
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These occupations are dominated by women

These occupations are dominated by women

| March 6, 2020
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Having kids sets back women’s labour force participation more so than getting married

| March 3, 2020
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258 million workers in the world are over-educated for their jobs

| February 26, 2020
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Can we achieve decent work for all by 2030?

| February 21, 2020
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How many women work in STEM?

| February 11, 2020
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Transition from school to work remains a difficult process for youth

| January 16, 2020
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Gender equality in the workplace is still a fantasy

Gender equality in the workplace remains elusive

| January 10, 2020
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Are migrants also sucessful in the labour market?

Are migrants also successful in the labour market?

| December 18, 2019
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Inclusion and diversity in the labour market: a call for LGBT labour statistics

| December 9, 2019
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Africa’s employment landscape

| November 19, 2019
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Men are dropping out of the workforce – here’s where the numbers are highest

| November 19, 2019

Tech’s persistent gender gap

| November 12, 2019
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At least 44’000 work stoppages since 2010

| November 4, 2019
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Work and employment are not synonyms

Work and employment are not synonyms

| October 29, 2019
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Decent work and the SDGs: 11 charts that tell the story

| October 23, 2019
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Young people are far more likely to be in working poverty

| October 16, 2019
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Not in employment, education or training: the reality for many young rural women

| October 14, 2019
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These are the countries with the most teachers

| October 4, 2019
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Older workers are most discouraged in these countries

| October 1, 2019
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Persons outside the labour force: How inactive are they really?

| August 7, 2019
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The working poor – or how a job is no guarantee of decent living conditions

| May 22, 2019
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Labour market access – a persistent challenge for youth around the world

| April 1, 2019
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Avoiding unemployment is not enough

| September 20, 2018
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Paid employment vs vulnerable employment

| June 16, 2018
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Where are the jobs?

| May 12, 2018
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