Gender Equity Promotion in the Private Sector in Mexico : The Development of a Successful Model
Worldwide, most countries recognize equal rights between men and women. Many have produced regulations intended to fight discrimination and programs granting women access to health, education, and economic rights such as land ownership. However, th...
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okr-10986-106372021-04-23T14:02:51Z Gender Equity Promotion in the Private Sector in Mexico : The Development of a Successful Model Elena, Maria Castro ACCESS TO HEALTH ACCESS TO JOBS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AFFIRMATIVE ACTIONS CAREER ADVANCEMENT DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES ECONOMICS EQUAL ACCESS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EQUAL RIGHTS GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER BIASES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER GAPS GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER ISSUES GENDER SPECIALIST HUMAN RESOURCES INEQUALITIES LABOR FORCE LAND OWNERSHIP LEARNING NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS SEXUAL HARASSMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY STEREOTYPES WILL WORKING WOMEN WORTH Worldwide, most countries recognize equal rights between men and women. Many have produced regulations intended to fight discrimination and programs granting women access to health, education, and economic rights such as land ownership. However, the fact remains that women have fewer opportunities than men to benefit from economic development, with lower participation in the labor force. Even in the most advanced countries, their wages average 73 percent of those of men. International programs such as the millennium development goals point out the benefits of addressing gender inequality and the positive impact this can have on poverty reduction. This and other similar initiatives have been successful in improving the social conditions of women but have been less effective in enhancing women's participation in economic activities. In the private sector in particular, the advantages of giving equal opportunities to men and women have not been fully assessed. While the principle of gender equity in the workplace is generally accepted, discriminatory practices persist in many organizations despite regulations to the contrary. The Gender Equity Model (GEM) developed and tested in Mexico has proved to be a successful tool for promoting gender equity in the private sector under a participatory approach that has gained support by workers and staff alike. 2012-08-13T12:31:10Z 2012-08-13T12:31:10Z 2007-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/10/9949581/gender-equity-promotion-private-sector-mexico-development-successful-model-gender-equity-promotion-private-sector-mexico-development-successful-model http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10637 English IFC Smart Lessons Brief CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Mexico |
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ACCESS TO HEALTH ACCESS TO JOBS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AFFIRMATIVE ACTIONS CAREER ADVANCEMENT DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES ECONOMICS EQUAL ACCESS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EQUAL RIGHTS GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER BIASES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER GAPS GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER ISSUES GENDER SPECIALIST HUMAN RESOURCES INEQUALITIES LABOR FORCE LAND OWNERSHIP LEARNING NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS SEXUAL HARASSMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY STEREOTYPES WILL WORKING WOMEN WORTH |
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ACCESS TO HEALTH ACCESS TO JOBS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AFFIRMATIVE ACTIONS CAREER ADVANCEMENT DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES ECONOMICS EQUAL ACCESS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EQUAL RIGHTS GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER BIASES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER GAPS GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER ISSUES GENDER SPECIALIST HUMAN RESOURCES INEQUALITIES LABOR FORCE LAND OWNERSHIP LEARNING NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS SEXUAL HARASSMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY STEREOTYPES WILL WORKING WOMEN WORTH Elena, Maria Castro Gender Equity Promotion in the Private Sector in Mexico : The Development of a Successful Model |
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Worldwide, most countries recognize
equal rights between men and women. Many have produced
regulations intended to fight discrimination and programs
granting women access to health, education, and economic
rights such as land ownership. However, the fact remains
that women have fewer opportunities than men to benefit from
economic development, with lower participation in the labor
force. Even in the most advanced countries, their wages
average 73 percent of those of men. International programs
such as the millennium development goals point out the
benefits of addressing gender inequality and the positive
impact this can have on poverty reduction. This and other
similar initiatives have been successful in improving the
social conditions of women but have been less effective in
enhancing women's participation in economic activities.
In the private sector in particular, the advantages of
giving equal opportunities to men and women have not been
fully assessed. While the principle of gender equity in the
workplace is generally accepted, discriminatory practices
persist in many organizations despite regulations to the
contrary. The Gender Equity Model (GEM) developed and tested
in Mexico has proved to be a successful tool for promoting
gender equity in the private sector under a participatory
approach that has gained support by workers and staff alike. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Elena, Maria Castro |
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Elena, Maria Castro |
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Elena, Maria Castro |
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Gender Equity Promotion in the Private Sector in Mexico : The Development of a Successful Model |
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Gender Equity Promotion in the Private Sector in Mexico : The Development of a Successful Model |
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Gender Equity Promotion in the Private Sector in Mexico : The Development of a Successful Model |
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Gender Equity Promotion in the Private Sector in Mexico : The Development of a Successful Model |
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Gender Equity Promotion in the Private Sector in Mexico : The Development of a Successful Model |
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gender equity promotion in the private sector in mexico : the development of a successful model |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/10/9949581/gender-equity-promotion-private-sector-mexico-development-successful-model-gender-equity-promotion-private-sector-mexico-development-successful-model http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10637 |
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