Women's Work Exposed: New Trends and Their Implications

This piece discusses modern difficulties faced by women at work. Building upon the premise that women's labour, both paid and unpaid, is essential to economy and society, the report provides an outline of international phenomena impacting women's experience at work. The report then presents methods used to protect the rights of female workers. Growing numbers of women engage in paid work, but working conditions do not demonstrate gender equality. These conditions remain largely untouched in policy debates and considerations. AWID considers the issues faced by female workers within the context of women's rights.