Women's Labor

International Labor Organization Study Shows Little Changes to Women's Employment Access and Quality of Work

International Labor Organization Study Shows Little Changes to Women's Employment Access and Quality of Work

In light of International Women's Day, the International Labor Organization's (ILO) recent report findings show that women still face enormous challenges and barriers to finding and keeping jobs. In many regions of the world, women were more likely to stay unemployed: 6.2% of women are jobless across the world compared to 5.5% of men - and often had to accept lower quality jobs.

Melinda Gates: Women's Unpaid Labor Hurts Girls and Weakens Global Economy

Melinda Gates: Women's Unpaid Labor Hurts Girls and Weakens Global Economy

Melinda Gates weighs in on women's unpaid labor and how it hurts not only girls, women and families but the global economy as a whole in her annual letter for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.