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View all search resultsThe term “househusband” isn’t exactly common among Indonesians. But the unconventional role is being adopted by more and more men, even though they must struggle against gender stereotypes and, sometimes, their own egos.
The coronavirus pandemic could wipe out "the modest progress" made on gender equality at work in recent decades with women globally at greater risk of losing their jobs, the International Labor Organization (ILO) warned on Tuesday.
The percentage of people in the US aged 25 to 54 who are employed or actively looking for work has climbed to the highest in a decade as demand in the health-care and education sectors lures more women into the workforce.
In Indonesia, it’s fair to say that the work of women represents half the catch in the fisheries sector. Yet, growing up, we know the people who bring us our fish as “fishermen”. The image in many of our heads is of men hauling in the catch from the oceans, returning with boats full of fish. But this stereotype shows only half the picture. #insight
Advancing gender equality and increasing women’s participation in the labor force will have an impact on boosting the country’s economy. However, the huge potential of women’s participation in the economy is still uncaptured because structural gender inequality continues to exist.
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