1. Mainstreaming gender in employment relationships February 2012 Gender and non-Discrimination Programme Standards and Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work Programme

2. Today’s programme: Current employment trends Legislative framework Issues What’s next

3. Today’s programme: Current employment trends Legislative framework Issues What’s next

4. Current trends: a tour of the world in a few data

5. Gender in employment in 2012 at a glance

6. Women unemployment remained high in 2011 and is expected to show little change in 2012

7. Gender in employment in 2012 at a glance Employment opportunities are expanding, in particular for women

8. Gender in employment in 2012 at a glance strong labour market performance but vulnerable employment disproportionately affects women

9. Gender in employment in 2012 at a glance high unemployment and low female participation in formal labour market

10. Our programme Current trends Legislative framework Issues What’s next

11. The ILO and EQUALITY CONVENTIONS ON EQUALITY

12. C. 100 - Equal Remuneration (1951) Work of Equal Value = Equal remuneration

13. C. 111 - Discrimination (1958) Equality in opportunities In employment and occupations Training Working conditions

14. DISCRIMINATION (C.111) any distinction, exclusion or preference made on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin, which has the effect of nullifying or impairing equality of opportunity or treatment in employment or occupation

15. DISCRIMINATION (C.111) de jure de facto direct or indirect

16. Equality of Opportunity and treatment C. 156 Workers with Family Responsibilities - 1981 For both men and women with family responsibilities

17. C. 183 Maternity Protection - 2000 Maternity benefits Health protection

18. C. 189 Domestic Workers- 2011 Daily and weekly rest Minimum wage Minimum age Protection from violence

19. Our programme Current trends Legislative framework Issues What’s next

20. Equal Remuneration Do women earn the same wages as men?

21. Source: ABS Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership, Australia, Cat. no. 6310.0, August 2003.

22. Discrimination at work accessingin accessing a job withinas a discriminatory treatment within the job May happen:

23. How many women are there in the top management? Do it resembles this? Discrimination and stereotypes

24. Staff Management Admin support

25. In your country, are there women engineers, mechanics? Are there men in administrative support functions? If so, what are the percentages?

26. Reconciling work and family To make paid work more family compatible To make family responsibilities more compatible with work To promote a more equal sharing between women and men

27. Maternity protection