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Valuing women's work key to achieving new global goal on gender equality - UN labour agency.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-October 27, 2015-: Valuing women's work key to achieving new global goal on gender equality - UN labour agency

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Applauding the decision by Member States to include gender equality as a key plank of the newly-adopted 2030 Agenda, a senior United Nations labour agency official has stressed the importance of empowering women in employment, salaries and the working environment, urging governments to commit to this achievable, basic right of women.

"The world has fallen short in bringing women's employment, earnings and working conditions in line with those of men," stressed Shauna Olney, Chief of Gender, Equality and Diversity Branch at the International Labour Organization (ILO), while acknowledging progress made in education and maternal mortality.

The quality of jobs is paramount. However, Ms. Olney stated that half of women are employed globally and their wages are about 3/4 of what men earn, in addition to their domestic responsibilities.

Workplace violence and under-representation in senior positions are two other prominent issues to tackle, according to Ms. Olney.

Moving on to women's social and economic status, she said cultural traditions and economic conditions cannot excuse discrimination and other violations of fundamental human rights. Countries, she said, cannot any longer afford to lose out on this aspect of gender parity.

"ILO equality Conventions, addressing discrimination, equal remuneration for work of equal value, maternity protection and work and family measures, including access to parental...

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