Latest items for ERBG-PRACTICE-1
Feb. 20, 2025, 9:55 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Under Taliban rule, girls aged over 12 are not allowed to attend school, so carpet-weaving is one of the few areas where women and girls deprived of education can still work. More than 20 women and young girls along with Samira worked for the carpet-weaving business, located in the basement of an unfinished building in a poverty-stricken neighbourhood. They earned about 7,000 Afghanis (£80) a month" (para 6-7).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Under Taliban rule, girls aged over 12 are not allowed to attend school, so carpet-weaving is one of the few areas where women and girls deprived of education can still work. More than 20 women and young girls along with Samira worked for the carpet-weaving business, located in the basement of an unfinished building in a poverty-stricken neighbourhood. They earned about 7,000 Afghanis (£80) a month" (para 6-7).
Feb. 20, 2025, 3:56 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Eseosa’s motivation to create the network, unique in Nigeria, also comes from personal experience. When she was 18, she worked as a waitress in a hotel to finance her education and learned that rape was an integral and unspoken part of the job. She became pregnant after the first time she was abused and had an abortion in a private clinic. 'I was crying and I was terrified. Ten girls were waiting in a tiny corridor. There was just a bed in the room. No anaesthesia, no antibiotics or checkups. I was sick for two weeks after.' Without help or any other work prospects, she stayed in the job, was...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Eseosa’s motivation to create the network, unique in Nigeria, also comes from personal experience. When she was 18, she worked as a waitress in a hotel to finance her education and learned that rape was an integral and unspoken part of the job. She became pregnant after the first time she was abused and had an abortion in a private clinic. 'I was crying and I was terrified. Ten girls were waiting in a tiny corridor. There was just a bed in the room. No anaesthesia, no antibiotics or checkups. I was sick for two weeks after.' Without help or any other work prospects, she stayed in the job, was...more
Feb. 13, 2025, 10:47 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"In Italy, more than 90 percent of primary school teachers are women" (9).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"In Italy, more than 90 percent of primary school teachers are women" (9).
Feb. 12, 2025, 10:07 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Although female applicants did better than their male counterparts on the entrance tests and background checks, 60 to 85 percent of them were flunking out of the academy. She also noticed something else: The physical fitness test, which men and women had previously passed at similar rates, had been moved from near the end of the five-month academy to the first three weeks" (par. 2). "In what is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, the San Diego Police Department, which was losing three or four officers a month and was down by more than 200 officers, has set up an economical child care center that...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Although female applicants did better than their male counterparts on the entrance tests and background checks, 60 to 85 percent of them were flunking out of the academy. She also noticed something else: The physical fitness test, which men and women had previously passed at similar rates, had been moved from near the end of the five-month academy to the first three weeks" (par. 2). "In what is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, the San Diego Police Department, which was losing three or four officers a month and was down by more than 200 officers, has set up an economical child care center that...more
Feb. 12, 2025, 8:03 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"She [Yejin] also shares the same fear of every woman I spoke to - that if she were to take time off to have a child, she might not be able to return to work. 'There is an implicit pressure from companies that when we have children, we must leave our jobs,' she [Yejin] says. She has watched it happen to her sister and her two favourite news presenters" (par. 27-28). "One 28-year-old woman, who worked in HR, said she'd seen people who were forced to leave their jobs or who were passed over for promotions after taking maternity leave, which had been enough to convince her never to have...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"She [Yejin] also shares the same fear of every woman I spoke to - that if she were to take time off to have a child, she might not be able to return to work. 'There is an implicit pressure from companies that when we have children, we must leave our jobs,' she [Yejin] says. She has watched it happen to her sister and her two favourite news presenters" (par. 27-28). "One 28-year-old woman, who worked in HR, said she'd seen people who were forced to leave their jobs or who were passed over for promotions after taking maternity leave, which had been enough to convince her never to have...more
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Women riding scooters are a rarity in Pakistan, let alone women in uniforms on pink scooters wielding assault rifles. Women smile as they pass. But the receptionis not always so friendly. 'Men try to show us that the roads belong to them,' says officer Iman Aziz, 23. Sometimes, she says male bystanders hurl insults at the female officers. Sometimes, the officers say, men try to chase them off the roads with their vehicles. Officer Maryam Khalil, 23, recounted an incident where three young men smashed into her squad and 'accused us of not knowing how to ride a scooter.' Another officer, Maryam Sultan, explains that she wears a pandemic-style mask...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Women riding scooters are a rarity in Pakistan, let alone women in uniforms on pink scooters wielding assault rifles. Women smile as they pass. But the receptionis not always so friendly. 'Men try to show us that the roads belong to them,' says officer Iman Aziz, 23. Sometimes, she says male bystanders hurl insults at the female officers. Sometimes, the officers say, men try to chase them off the roads with their vehicles. Officer Maryam Khalil, 23, recounted an incident where three young men smashed into her squad and 'accused us of not knowing how to ride a scooter.' Another officer, Maryam Sultan, explains that she wears a pandemic-style mask...more
Feb. 8, 2025, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Women have also mostly been barred from working for the United Nations or NGOs, and thousands have been sacked from government jobs or are being paid to stay at home" (par. 7). "Beauty parlours mushroomed across Kabul and other Afghan cities in the 20 years that US-led forces occupied the country after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against New York City's World Trade centre. They were seen as a safe place to gather and socialise away from men and provided vital business opportunities for women. 'Women used to chat, gossip. There was no fighting here, no noise,' said a salon worker who asked to be identified only as Neelab"...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Women have also mostly been barred from working for the United Nations or NGOs, and thousands have been sacked from government jobs or are being paid to stay at home" (par. 7). "Beauty parlours mushroomed across Kabul and other Afghan cities in the 20 years that US-led forces occupied the country after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against New York City's World Trade centre. They were seen as a safe place to gather and socialise away from men and provided vital business opportunities for women. 'Women used to chat, gossip. There was no fighting here, no noise,' said a salon worker who asked to be identified only as Neelab"...more
Feb. 6, 2025, 7:27 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Progress in the field of education for women and girls has not translated into progress in the area of employment, and the participation of women in economic activity remains low...Gender disparities persist in access to the labour market...Women in the formal and informal sectors in urban and rural areas alike have limited access to social protection in the form of a work contract, medical insurance or enrolment in a pension system" (10). "[Morocco needs to] take measures to prevent and monitor sexual harassment in the workplace, especially of young women, women with disabilities, and lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex women" (10).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Progress in the field of education for women and girls has not translated into progress in the area of employment, and the participation of women in economic activity remains low...Gender disparities persist in access to the labour market...Women in the formal and informal sectors in urban and rural areas alike have limited access to social protection in the form of a work contract, medical insurance or enrolment in a pension system" (10). "[Morocco needs to] take measures to prevent and monitor sexual harassment in the workplace, especially of young women, women with disabilities, and lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex women" (10).
Feb. 6, 2025, 7:05 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"The relevant sector has worked within the framework of tourism programmes and strategies to integrate girls into hotel and tourism training institutions and develop appropriate educational programmes. There were 143 female students at the higher levels, 642 at the basic levels and 223 in apprenticeship training" (25). "With regard to agricultural vocational training, girls accounted for 27.1 per cent of the total number of graduates (589 of 2,174) during the 2017-2018 academic year. With regard to apprenticeship, some 542 rural girls benefited out of a total of 2,519, or 21.5 per cent. With regard to higher education, women graduates accounted for 105 out of a total of 440 graduates, or...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"The relevant sector has worked within the framework of tourism programmes and strategies to integrate girls into hotel and tourism training institutions and develop appropriate educational programmes. There were 143 female students at the higher levels, 642 at the basic levels and 223 in apprenticeship training" (25). "With regard to agricultural vocational training, girls accounted for 27.1 per cent of the total number of graduates (589 of 2,174) during the 2017-2018 academic year. With regard to apprenticeship, some 542 rural girls benefited out of a total of 2,519, or 21.5 per cent. With regard to higher education, women graduates accounted for 105 out of a total of 440 graduates, or...more
Feb. 5, 2025, 4:44 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"A law that took effect in 2018, Law No. 19-12, provides domestic workers with labor protections, including mandatory contracts and days off, minimum age, minimum wage, and maximum working hours guarantees. It imposes fines on employers who violate the law, and prison sentences for some repeat offenders. Despite these positive measures, the new law offers less protection to domestic workers than the Moroccan Labor Code does for all other workers. The new law allows a maximum of 48 hours of work a week for adult domestic workers, compared with 44 for other workers, and sets a minimum wage 40 percent lower than the minimum wage for jobs in manufacturing, commerce,...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"A law that took effect in 2018, Law No. 19-12, provides domestic workers with labor protections, including mandatory contracts and days off, minimum age, minimum wage, and maximum working hours guarantees. It imposes fines on employers who violate the law, and prison sentences for some repeat offenders. Despite these positive measures, the new law offers less protection to domestic workers than the Moroccan Labor Code does for all other workers. The new law allows a maximum of 48 hours of work a week for adult domestic workers, compared with 44 for other workers, and sets a minimum wage 40 percent lower than the minimum wage for jobs in manufacturing, commerce,...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 9:51 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Although Chinese law prohibits gender discrimination in hiring, job discrimination remains widespread. Both the Chinese government and private Chinese companies use gender discriminatory job advertisements. In 2019, Human Rights Watch analyzed over 36,000 job ads between 2013 and 2018 on Chinese recruitment and company websites and social media platforms. Many ads specified a requirement or preference for men and some specified irrelevant physical requirements for women" (6). "Human Rights Watch found that in the Chinese government’s 2020 National Civil Service Position List, 11 percent of the postings specified a preference or requirement for men. In 2018 and 2019, the rate was 19 percent. In 2017, it was 13 percent. The...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Although Chinese law prohibits gender discrimination in hiring, job discrimination remains widespread. Both the Chinese government and private Chinese companies use gender discriminatory job advertisements. In 2019, Human Rights Watch analyzed over 36,000 job ads between 2013 and 2018 on Chinese recruitment and company websites and social media platforms. Many ads specified a requirement or preference for men and some specified irrelevant physical requirements for women" (6). "Human Rights Watch found that in the Chinese government’s 2020 National Civil Service Position List, 11 percent of the postings specified a preference or requirement for men. In 2018 and 2019, the rate was 19 percent. In 2017, it was 13 percent. The...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:52 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"The jump in female participation has happened partly by design. Since about 2013, the Japanese government has tried to make both public policies and corporate culture more friendly to women in the work force. The goal was to attract a new source of talent at a time when the world’s fourth-largest economy faces an aging and shrinking labor market" (Para 4). “Where Japan did well over the recent decade is putting the care infrastructure in place for working parents,” Nobuko Kobayashi, a partner at EY-Parthenon in Japan, wrote in an email" (Para 5). "Still, even some who were around when the “womenomics” policies were designed have been caught off guard...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"The jump in female participation has happened partly by design. Since about 2013, the Japanese government has tried to make both public policies and corporate culture more friendly to women in the work force. The goal was to attract a new source of talent at a time when the world’s fourth-largest economy faces an aging and shrinking labor market" (Para 4). “Where Japan did well over the recent decade is putting the care infrastructure in place for working parents,” Nobuko Kobayashi, a partner at EY-Parthenon in Japan, wrote in an email" (Para 5). "Still, even some who were around when the “womenomics” policies were designed have been caught off guard...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"The jump in female participation has happened partly by design. Since about 2013, the Japanese government has tried to make both public policies and corporate culture more friendly to women in the work force. The goal was to attract a new source of talent at a time when the world’s fourth-largest economy faces an aging and shrinking labor market" (Para 4). “Where Japan did well over the recent decade is putting the care infrastructure in place for working parents,” Nobuko Kobayashi, a partner at EY-Parthenon in Japan, wrote in an email" (Para 5). "Still, even some who were around when the “womenomics” policies were designed have been caught off guard...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"The jump in female participation has happened partly by design. Since about 2013, the Japanese government has tried to make both public policies and corporate culture more friendly to women in the work force. The goal was to attract a new source of talent at a time when the world’s fourth-largest economy faces an aging and shrinking labor market" (Para 4). “Where Japan did well over the recent decade is putting the care infrastructure in place for working parents,” Nobuko Kobayashi, a partner at EY-Parthenon in Japan, wrote in an email" (Para 5). "Still, even some who were around when the “womenomics” policies were designed have been caught off guard...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:22 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Corporate America is increasingly hiring - or rehiring - middle-aged white men to fill its CEO positions" (Para 1). "Companies including CVS and Starbucks have recently replaced their chief executives - a white woman and an Indian-American man, respectively - with white men. Sportswear company Under Armour replaced its female CEO with a man this past spring, while two white men are currently tasked with choosing the next boss at Disney. At the same time, firms such as John Deere and Harley-Davidson have publicly backtracked on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies." (Para 3). "'What we see now is that when something of that surface level is enacted and then...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Corporate America is increasingly hiring - or rehiring - middle-aged white men to fill its CEO positions" (Para 1). "Companies including CVS and Starbucks have recently replaced their chief executives - a white woman and an Indian-American man, respectively - with white men. Sportswear company Under Armour replaced its female CEO with a man this past spring, while two white men are currently tasked with choosing the next boss at Disney. At the same time, firms such as John Deere and Harley-Davidson have publicly backtracked on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies." (Para 3). "'What we see now is that when something of that surface level is enacted and then...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:21 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1, SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban, a hardline Islamist group which previously ruled the country, has blocked women from the workplace, education and public spaces, as well as barring them from taking part in all sports since seizing power after US and British forces withdrew in 2021" (Para 11).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1, SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban, a hardline Islamist group which previously ruled the country, has blocked women from the workplace, education and public spaces, as well as barring them from taking part in all sports since seizing power after US and British forces withdrew in 2021" (Para 11).
Feb. 3, 2025, 2:25 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1, SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban, a hardline Islamist group which previously ruled the country, has blocked women from the workplace, education and public spaces, as well as barring them from taking part in all sports since seizing power after US and British forces withdrew in 2021" (Para 11).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1, SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban, a hardline Islamist group which previously ruled the country, has blocked women from the workplace, education and public spaces, as well as barring them from taking part in all sports since seizing power after US and British forces withdrew in 2021" (Para 11).
Feb. 3, 2025, 1:04 p.m.
Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"[C]athy Nori says that after a decades-long career in transport, shipping and logistics, she aspired to enter politics. She worked in senior management and was also the president of the Solomon Islands Women in Maritime association, where she pushed for greater gender equality in the industry. “I proved that I was capable of performing tasks traditionally assigned to men,” Nori says" (Para 7, 8).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"[C]athy Nori says that after a decades-long career in transport, shipping and logistics, she aspired to enter politics. She worked in senior management and was also the president of the Solomon Islands Women in Maritime association, where she pushed for greater gender equality in the industry. “I proved that I was capable of performing tasks traditionally assigned to men,” Nori says" (Para 7, 8).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he Committee notes with concern… (e) The lack of measures to address sexual harassment in the workplace, especially of young women and lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex women" (12).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he Committee notes with concern… (e) The lack of measures to address sexual harassment in the workplace, especially of young women and lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex women" (12).
Jan. 29, 2025, 7:35 p.m.
Countries: Costa Rica
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he Committee notes with concern… (c) The slow progress in promoting women’s equal representation on company boards and in cooperative associations and trade unions and in local governance" (8). "[T]he Committee notes with concern… (e) Reported workplace violence, harassment and hate speech against migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women" (8-9).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he Committee notes with concern… (c) The slow progress in promoting women’s equal representation on company boards and in cooperative associations and trade unions and in local governance" (8). "[T]he Committee notes with concern… (e) Reported workplace violence, harassment and hate speech against migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women" (8-9).
Jan. 28, 2025, 8:03 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"It should also be noted that women do not accumulate pension while on maternity leave, which lead to a significant increase in the total life income between men and women" (4).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"It should also be noted that women do not accumulate pension while on maternity leave, which lead to a significant increase in the total life income between men and women" (4).
Jan. 28, 2025, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Costa Rica
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"In accordance with the provisions of article 4 of the Convention, the affirmative action directive issued by the Executive President of the National Training Institute (PE-464-2017) provides that in fields with low female participation, such as metalworking, vehicle mechanics, marine and electrical engineering and materials technology, women’s access to training is guaranteed, regardless of where they live. However, at the time the present report was submitted, no information had been received regarding the impact of the implementation of this directive" (7). "The Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promoter promotes equality between women and men in terms of access to training and the inclusion of small and medium-sized enterprises in the export...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"In accordance with the provisions of article 4 of the Convention, the affirmative action directive issued by the Executive President of the National Training Institute (PE-464-2017) provides that in fields with low female participation, such as metalworking, vehicle mechanics, marine and electrical engineering and materials technology, women’s access to training is guaranteed, regardless of where they live. However, at the time the present report was submitted, no information had been received regarding the impact of the implementation of this directive" (7). "The Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promoter promotes equality between women and men in terms of access to training and the inclusion of small and medium-sized enterprises in the export...more
Jan. 24, 2025, 7:43 p.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, DV-DATA-1
"Moreover, according to the APG23 experience, there are many cases of mothers separated due to intra-family violence who have been left alone with their children and had to survive with scarce resources, since it is difficult to find a job that can be complementary with childcare" (3).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, DV-DATA-1
"Moreover, according to the APG23 experience, there are many cases of mothers separated due to intra-family violence who have been left alone with their children and had to survive with scarce resources, since it is difficult to find a job that can be complementary with childcare" (3).
Jan. 23, 2025, 6:57 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"They look for anything that resembles what they term the 'finger-pinching gesture' and use it as proof that men-hating women are surreptitiously mocking them. Once they spot a supposed sign, the hunt begins. 'They decide that a dark, evil feminist is hiding in the company, and her life should be ruined,' explained Minsung Kim, a 22-year-old male gamer who, concerned by these witch hunts, set up an organisation to support the victims. The witch hunters track down all female employees at the company in question, and trawl their social media accounts, searching for any evidence of feminism" (para 11-13). Women are at risk for losing their jobs by being associated...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"They look for anything that resembles what they term the 'finger-pinching gesture' and use it as proof that men-hating women are surreptitiously mocking them. Once they spot a supposed sign, the hunt begins. 'They decide that a dark, evil feminist is hiding in the company, and her life should be ruined,' explained Minsung Kim, a 22-year-old male gamer who, concerned by these witch hunts, set up an organisation to support the victims. The witch hunters track down all female employees at the company in question, and trawl their social media accounts, searching for any evidence of feminism" (para 11-13). Women are at risk for losing their jobs by being associated...more
Jan. 23, 2025, 4:56 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"The attack prompted the supreme court to set up a national taskforce to suggest ways to enhance safety measures in government hospitals" (para 8).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"The attack prompted the supreme court to set up a national taskforce to suggest ways to enhance safety measures in government hospitals" (para 8).
Jan. 18, 2025, 1:10 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1, AFE-LAW-1
"Girls are banned from education beyond sixth grade, including university, and women are barred from most jobs and public spaces" (par. 3).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1, AFE-LAW-1
"Girls are banned from education beyond sixth grade, including university, and women are barred from most jobs and public spaces" (par. 3).
Jan. 18, 2025, 12:52 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"The economic crisis gripping the country since the Taliban took power has proved catastrophic for many girls and women" (para 14).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"The economic crisis gripping the country since the Taliban took power has proved catastrophic for many girls and women" (para 14).
Jan. 17, 2025, 11:50 a.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Approximately 700,000 garment and footwear workers, over 85% of whom are women, are currently employed by more than 600 mostly foreign-owned factories" (2). "Women are estimated to account for up to 30% of the total workforce[in the construction sector]. However, employment in this sector is often informal and precarious, and accounts for about 11% of all informal employment in Cambodia" (2). "Domestic work—a predominantly female and highly informal workforce—is still excluded from the labor legislation" (2). "Legislative erosion of core labor rights, when coupled with an almost unchecked permission to use short term contracts (STCs), can leave women workers outside legal protections and increase their exposure to unsafe working conditions....more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Approximately 700,000 garment and footwear workers, over 85% of whom are women, are currently employed by more than 600 mostly foreign-owned factories" (2). "Women are estimated to account for up to 30% of the total workforce[in the construction sector]. However, employment in this sector is often informal and precarious, and accounts for about 11% of all informal employment in Cambodia" (2). "Domestic work—a predominantly female and highly informal workforce—is still excluded from the labor legislation" (2). "Legislative erosion of core labor rights, when coupled with an almost unchecked permission to use short term contracts (STCs), can leave women workers outside legal protections and increase their exposure to unsafe working conditions....more
Jan. 16, 2025, 10:50 a.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"With regard to paragraph 35 (a), to ensure equal opportunities for women and men in the labour market, the National Institute for Vocational Training establishes educational training programmes and activities and courses for people from different population groups, including women from rural and urban areas, indigenous and Afro-Honduran peoples and persons with disabilities" (29). "In 2019, the National Institute for Vocational Training provided digital literacy courses for 26,881 women, and as of October 2020, 140,398 women have been trained in courses including financial tools, information and communications technology, the Microsoft Office suite of software, including basic Excel, accounting, databases and Adobe tools. In addition, it provides technical and professional training...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"With regard to paragraph 35 (a), to ensure equal opportunities for women and men in the labour market, the National Institute for Vocational Training establishes educational training programmes and activities and courses for people from different population groups, including women from rural and urban areas, indigenous and Afro-Honduran peoples and persons with disabilities" (29). "In 2019, the National Institute for Vocational Training provided digital literacy courses for 26,881 women, and as of October 2020, 140,398 women have been trained in courses including financial tools, information and communications technology, the Microsoft Office suite of software, including basic Excel, accounting, databases and Adobe tools. In addition, it provides technical and professional training...more
Jan. 15, 2025, 3:12 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Ben Wallace has defended the military justice system's ability to tackle rape and sex offences as figures revealed a dramatic increase in the number of cases being investigated. Some 333 Sexual Offences Act investigations were launched by the service police in 2022, up 108 from the previous year, an almost 50% increase" (par. 1-2).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Ben Wallace has defended the military justice system's ability to tackle rape and sex offences as figures revealed a dramatic increase in the number of cases being investigated. Some 333 Sexual Offences Act investigations were launched by the service police in 2022, up 108 from the previous year, an almost 50% increase" (par. 1-2).
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:45 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"The Act was the result of more than two decades of organizing and advocacy, and gives approximately 5 million home-based workers in Sindh the right to unionize and bargain collectively, social protection, and access dispute resolution mechanisms" (par. 1). "In 2011, realizing that legal rights for home-based workers would not be enacted if home-based workers remained invisible, activists and trade unionists in Pakistan started establishing contact with home-based workers by going house to house and asking workers to tell them about other home-based workers. Activists and unionists decided to establish cooperatives where home-based workers could freely discuss their issues, work together, develop their skills and advocate for their rights. The...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"The Act was the result of more than two decades of organizing and advocacy, and gives approximately 5 million home-based workers in Sindh the right to unionize and bargain collectively, social protection, and access dispute resolution mechanisms" (par. 1). "In 2011, realizing that legal rights for home-based workers would not be enacted if home-based workers remained invisible, activists and trade unionists in Pakistan started establishing contact with home-based workers by going house to house and asking workers to tell them about other home-based workers. Activists and unionists decided to establish cooperatives where home-based workers could freely discuss their issues, work together, develop their skills and advocate for their rights. The...more