Women and the economy 1997, para. 13d

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[Governments, labour unions and the private sector should develop and use analytical tools to compare wages in female and male-dominated occupations, including measures and tools to better reflect the real value of the skills, knowledge and experience of women developed through waged and unwaged work, as well as the full range of the requirements and conditions of waged work, with the aim of achieving equal pay for work of equal value, with a particular focus on minimum wages and low-wage industries. Gender-sensitive monitoring is crucial in enforcing the principle of equal pay for work of equal value. Comprehensive policy- making in this field should include:] (d) Changing the gender-based division of labour and the stereotyped choices of men and women;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
Commission on the Status of Women
Document type
CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Gender
Person(s) affected
  • Men
  • Women
Year
1997
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CSW Agreed Conclusions, Women and the economy (1997), para. 13d.
Paragraph number
13d