Towards gender equality in the labour markets of Canada, USA and Russia: an overview of progress in achievement of international commitments

Maria Yu. Beletskaya () and Elena A. Zotova ()
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Maria Yu. Beletskaya: Institute for U.S. and Canadian Studies, RAS, Moscow, Russia
Elena A. Zotova: Institute of Economic Forecasting, RAS, Moscow, Russia

Population and Economics, 2020, vol. 4, issue 1, 38-50

Abstract: In 2019, the International Labour Organization (ILO), together with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), prepared and presented to the G20 leaders a report entitled "Women at work in G20 countries: Progress and policy action". According to the report, Canada, the United States and Russia show the lowest results among the G20 countries in reaching the goal of reducing the gender gap in labour force participation by 25 percent by 2025. This is largely due to the relatively high levels of gender equality that have already been achieved in these countries. The article analyzes the policy of Canada, the USA and Russia towards women at work in four directions: 1) measures taken by national Governments, in cooperation with social partners, to increase women's participation in the labour force and to overcome cultural and behavioural barriers to the employment of women; 2) measures to increase women's ability to earn decent wages, including through lifelong learning, upgrading qualifications and skills development; 3) measures to reduce the proportion of women employed in the informal sector and in low-paid jobs; 4) measures to protect women in labour market in order to encourage men and women to combine work and family and share family responsibilities equitably.

Keywords: women's; rights; gender; equality; gender; equality; in; the; labour; market; gender; gap; in; labour; force; participation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F55 J08 J16 J71 J78 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.3897/popecon.4.e50338

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