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Date Added to Site: 29th August 2006 |
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Short Summary
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The Story Behind the Numbers: Women and Employment in Central and Eastern Europe and the Western Commonwealth of Independent States
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| Author |
Varbanova, A., Fodor, E. et al. |
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March 2006 |
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United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) |
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United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
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Short Summary
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Following the collapse of state socialist regimes, there have been radical changes in labour markets in Central and Eastern Europe and the Western Commonwealth of Independent States (CEE/CIS). Already high levels of job segmentation continue: women are increasingly crowded into underpaid public sector jobs while men are given better paid, higher status opportunities. Women are also entering the informal economy in growing numbers, where many receive minimum wages in unstable jobs with no access to benefits. To improve the labour-market situation of women in the CEE/CIS region, this report recommends several policy measures. One recommendation is to improve access to affordable childcare, along with wider availability of flexible work schedule arrangements that would allow women to stay in formal employment and avoid seeking poorly paid and unreliable jobs in the informal economy. The length, conditions and targeting of parental leave should also be reconsidered in order to create more equitable work conditions and allow parents to better balance work and family obligations. To help set standards for equal pay for comparable work, transparent job evaluation and wage setting mechanisms are essential.
A shorter version of the document (overview) is available at:
http://www.unifem.org/attachments/products/StoryBehindTheNumbers_overview_eng.pdf
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