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FILE: Thousands of Numsa members marched from Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown to the offices of the Metals and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council in Marshalltown on 5 October 2021. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey Makhaza/Eyewitness News

Gender inequality

Collective bargaining helps narrow gender gap, advances equality - ILO

By Theto Mahlakoana

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has released its latest social dialogue report. It also explored how collective bargaining played a critical role in...

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    284 days ago
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    368 days ago
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    BUSANI NGCAWENI: Is polyandry patriarchy’s worst nightmare?

    The debate on polyandry in South Africa needs to exit the bedroom, writes Busani Ngcaweni.

    450 days ago
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    Women and workers in low-paying jobs hardest hit by COVID-19 - ILO report

    The Global Wage Report found that the overall share in global income was on the decline for the past five years, however, the situation was exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.

    617 days ago
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    The figures that show SA is the most unequal country in the world

    A new report from Oxfam South Africa shows how the average (white, male) CEO takes home as much as 461 black women from the bottom ten percent of earners.

    625 days ago
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    ANALYSIS: Support for SA's women informal workers is urgent amid pandemic

    Informal workers, in particular women, took a big hit from the COVID-19 lockdown measures. A multi-faceted support package, informed by the gendered nature of work, is urgently called for.

    731 days ago
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    OPINION: What are we really celebrating this Women’s Day?

    With Women’s Day nearing, we need to ask ourselves what we’re celebrating when the failing economic system has shown time and time again that women are not ‘valuable’, write Nombulelo Shange and Kali Nena.

    735 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa lifts the Webb Ellis Trophy with Springbok captain Siya Kolisi following the side's 32-12 victory over England in the 2019 Rugby World Cup final in Yokohama, Japan on 2 November 2019. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter

    DANIEL GALLAN: Calling all South African athletes - the time for action is now

    Now is the time for our sports stars to reach up and challenge our politicians to be better and uphold the social contracts they operate within, writes Daniel Gallan.

    771 days ago
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    BUSANI NGCAWENI: The injustice of COVID-19 for women in the workplace

    The coronavirus pandemic is making life even more difficult for women in the workplace, which is a theatre of patriarchy with its unforgiving twin, capitalism, writes Busani Ngcaweni.

    827 days ago
  • A woman carries a placard as she takes part in a nation-wide women's strike for wage parity, on 14 June, 2019 in Geneva. Picture: AFP.

    UN: The COVID-19 pandemic’s huge impact on women's health

    Global health authorities are battling to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from having severe consequences for women’s health.

    862 days ago
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    ANALYSIS: Why the climate crisis needs gender rights

    Many people remain unaware of how poor sexual and reproductive health and lack of access to basic rights increases a population’s vulnerability to climate shock, reports the United Nations Population Fund.

    1075 days ago
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    Global look at inequalities between men and women

    Inequalities between men and women, measured according to a series of factors.

    1087 days ago
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    No country meeting global goals for gender equality: study

    In 2015, all United Nations member states adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals to achieve by 2030 in areas such as education, climate, and gender equality.

    1164 days ago
  • South African 800 metres Olympic champion Caster Semenya (C) and her lawyer Gregory Nott (R) arrive for a landmark hearing at the Court of Arbitration (CAS) in Lausanne on 18 February 2019. Picture: AFP.

    Caster Semenya to IAAF: 'Gender rules do not empower anyone'

    The controversial measures proposed by the IAAF would force so-called 'hyperandrogenic' athletes or those with 'differences of sexual development' to seek treatment to lower their testosterone levels.

    1270 days ago
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    [LISTEN] 'What kind of idiot writes this': Lobby group reacts to gender article

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    1465 days ago
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    Women are still on the wrong side of the digital skills gap

    Technology experts say women and girls with poor digital literacy skills will be the hardest hit and will struggle to find jobs as technology advances.

    1491 days ago
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    [OPINION] Women’s unpaid work must be included in GDP calculations

    The methods used to measure gross domestic product are being criticised for excluding the unpaid work done by women.

    1512 days ago
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    Saudi Arabia gender gap index

    Chart showing Saudi Arabia's ranking in the global gender gap index.

    1512 days ago
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