Employment of women in the garment industry was reversing this trend to some extent, but the gender gap in education and training indicates that the gap in remuneration is likely to continue.

The gender gap in schooling remains a concern.

But, since 1996, the political gender gap has been halved.

The Global Gender Gap Report 2006 ranked Sweden as the number one country in terms of gender equality.

The gap is bridged by a mixture of deficit spending and high taxation on employment.

For gender specific data on employment, see Annex II.

Not a single Democrat has won the White House without a substantial gender gap.

Employed in Fishery, per gender and conditions of employment, 2001

Employees per gender and conditions of employment in Fishery, 2003

Average hourly wagea by employment type and gender (in euros)

Women's average hourly wagea as a percentage of men's average hourly wage Gender Pay Gap

Employees in Fishery per gender and conditions of employment, years 2001 2003

Efforts to narrow the gap between rural and urban development and proposals concerning self employment were also frequently cited.

Indicators for education, health, employment etc. however show a steady if gradual decrease in the gap between the sexes.

In the 1980 election, a different gender gap emerged, with women more likely than men to support Democrats.

Between 1990 and 2009, the gender pay gap remained within a narrow range of between 15 and 17 .

Improving water and sanitation facilities in schools could help in reducing the current gender gap in school enrolment.

Moreover, in the context of the above programme, the Research Centre for Gender Equality, in collaboration with the Ministry of Employment and Social Protection, the General Secretariat for Gender Equality and the Employment Inspectorate, has organized seminars for employment inspectors in Athens and Thessaloniki, concerning

Direct and indirect discrimination based on gender is also prohibited by the Employment Contracts Act.

7 Filling the data gap Gender sensitive statistics for agricultural development, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1999.

Eliminating or reducing this trade gap without depressing economic activity and employment in Greece requires that the country export more and import less.

(e) Disseminate and replicate innovations in gender mainstreaming approaches, such as gender responsive budget processes and mandatory gender analysis in planning and review processes, in particular in the areas of health, education and employment

The National Action Plan for Employment constitutes the main tool for planning and implementing employment policies. One of the guidelines of the National Action Plan is gender equality.

At the elementary school level, there was no gender gap between girls and boys, but there was a gap at the higher level of education girls completing high school amounted to only 12.8 percent while boys reached 17.5 percent.

She questioned the delegation's contention that there was no evidence that the gender pay gap was caused by discrimination it was more likely that there had been an insufficient gender analysis of the labour market.

They continue to be paid less than men for the same jobs, even in OECD countries, where the average gender wage gap is about 16 .

The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security in Argentina was mandated to incorporate gender perspectives into the design and implementation of all actions relating to employment and professional and technical guidance.

In 2001 a verification tool for gender neutral job evaluation was commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.

The Institutional Strengthening Program for Gender and Racial Equality, the Eradication of Poverty and the Generation of Employment (GRPE) The Program involves a partnership between the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Brazilian Government to mainstream gender and race into public policies devoted to fight poverty and generate employment.

It gave them the opportunity to discuss progress made and exchange knowledge, experiences, innovative approaches and good practices in gender mainstreaming and gender equality in the field of employment and social policy.

The Government is currently preparing Guidelines on Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to address the remaining inequalities, including gender inequalities, in work.

They could close Japan s salary gender gap wider than in any OECD country except South Korea in part by establishing rules that reward performance rather than seniority.

Japan has not traditionally been a country of immigration, and the World Economic Forum s Global Gender Gap Report, which ranks 136 countries, has Japan in 105th place.

It was therefore necessary to introduce a gender perspective in all fiscal policies and to develop among other gender sensitive initiatives  budgetary, social, employment, education and vocational training policies based on that perspective.

The resulting Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) articulates a comprehensive framework including policies for rural development, gender issues, employment and the environment.

The Department of Education and Science Gender Equality Unit focused on the education sector, while the Ministry of Finance Gender Equality Unit oversaw the implementation of equality policies in the employment of civil servants.

Deeply concerned about the persistence of the gender gap in education, which is reflected by the fact that nearly two thirds of the world's adult illiterates are women,

Deeply concerned about the persistence of the gender gap in education, which is reflected by the fact that nearly two thirds of the world's adult illiterates are women,

Deeply concerned about the persistence of the gender gap in education, which is reflected by the fact that nearly two thirds of the world's adult illiterates are women,

The Foundation produced report cards assessing the progress on closing the gender gap in 10 countries, including Colombia, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Mozambique, Nigeria, the Philippines, and Uganda.

With no industrial good that still requires a large scale labor force and the communications and services industries unable to fill the gap employment is shrinking and economic growth is stagnating.

Japan slipped from 80th place in the World Economic Forum s gender gap rankings in 2006 to 98th in 2011, a worrying sign that a critical opportunity is being missed.

The gender gap in access to credit remains a reality in Nicaragua, even taking into account the modest proportion of the overall population which has access to that resource.

The FB H Labour Law sets forth that persons cannot be placed into less favourable position based on their gender in respect to engagement, education, promotion, employment requirements and conditions, cancellation of work contracts or other employment issues.

13. Recommends, in this context, that partnerships should also foster the elimination of discrimination, including on gender grounds, in respect of employment and occupation