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Tackling gender segregation: How a new policy tool can finally help bring about change

6 March 2024

Episode 37

In the world of work, men and women are often segregated by their type of work, one of the main reasons women suffered more job losses during the COVID-19 crisis than men and are facing a slower recovery. Now, a joint programme of UN Women and the ILO has developed a new tool to help policymakers rethink the design of sectoral policies and make informed decisions on where to invest to have a greater impact on gender equality. In this podcast Valeria Esquivel, Employment Policies and Gender Specialist at the ILO and Marzia Fontana, a Research Associate at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex explain how.

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Speakers

  • Photo of Valeria Esquivel
    Valeria Esquivel
    Employment Policies and Gender Specialist Employment, Labour Markets and Youth Branch ILO Employment Policy Department
  • Photo of Marzia Fontana
    Marzia Fontana
    Research Associate at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex

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