- The Asia and Pacific region loses US$42 to US$47 billion annually due to women’slimited access to employment opportunities.
- Another US$16 to US$30 billion is lost annually due to gender gaps in education.
- Gender inequalities pre-dating the global economic crisis of 2008-2009 explain whywomen paid a heavier price than men.
- Annual average employment growth for 2000-2007 was higher for Asian women than for Asian men.
- Employment-to-population ratio for Asian women was higher than the world average for women.
- However, 45 percent of working-age Asian women were inactive compared to 19 percent of men.
- In some developing countries, particularly in East Asia, job growth is back, but quality of jobs is a major concern. Gender-based inequities in the labour market persist in part due to the expansion and feminization of informal employment. Informal employment generally is defined as employment and production that takes place in unincorporated small and/or unregistered enterprises.
Source: International Labour Organization and Asian Development Bank, 2011. “Women and labour markets in Asia: Rebalancing for gender equality”
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