This year’s International Women’s Day “Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet
50-50 by 2030” places great emphasis on equality and economic empowerment. When countries give women greater opportunities to particip
ate in the economy, the benefits extend far beyond individual girls and women but also to societies and economies as a whole. Addressing gender gaps in accessing good quality jobs is not just the right thing to do from a human rights perspective; it is also smart economics. A recent study shows that raising labor participation of women at par with men can increase GDP in the United States by 5 percent, in the UAE by 12 percent and in Egypt by 34 percent.
designed to better help workers adapt to new jobs being created by the internet if they want to avoid increasing inequality and exclusion in the region, notes a new World Bank Report. According to
Ghana.This project aims to assess the jobs and GDP impact of IFC projects in oil and gas sector in Ghana. The project is funded by Lets Works funding window that aims to generate new methods and approaches to measure, understand, and strengthen the creation of more, better, and more inclusive jobs.
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