Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work 2017, para. 38

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The Commission expresses its concern about the low labour force participation rate of women with disabilities, who face multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and encounter structural, physical and attitudinal barriers hindering their access to and participation in the workplace on an equal basis with others, and emphasizes the need for measures to ensure that the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is inclusive of persons with disabilities.
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)
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Women
Year
2017
Paragraph type
Other
Paragraph number
38