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Gender equality is a central policy objective of the PSI and its affiliates worldwide. It is integral to the achievement of quality public services. Deregulation, privatisation and trade liberalisation have all increased inequalities between and within countries; between men and women; and between women of different race and class conditions.
 News & Updates
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If women want equality they should plan to die childless at thirty
26 August 2010
The claim that childless women at age thirty make nearly as much as men does not prove that women have gained equality. Neither does the gender pay gap. Although it is the standard measure, that statistic grossly overestimates women's economic equality. Why? Because it compares men who work full time with women who work full time. This is an accurate picture of men, but it is an extremely partial description of women. Fully one-quarter of employed women work part time.
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8 jobs in which women make MORE than men
26 August 2010
Women are still earning less than men, although the exact pay gap depends on age. What is surprising was the discovery of a handful of occupations, out of hundreds, where women actually made more than men.
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Welcome to UN Women
10 July 2010
In an historic move, the United Nations General Assembly voted unanimously on 2 July 2010 to create a new entity to accelerate progress in meeting the needs of women and girls worldwide.
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Equality, Equity & Diversity
In 2002 PSI adopted 4 main areas of work for the period until 2007, including a programme called Equality, Equity and Diversity. The overall objective is to ensure that women, who represent 65% of PSI’s membership, are treated equally with men, both at the workplace and within the union movement.
- Click here for a one-page summary of the programme of action;
- Click here for a Powerpoint summary;
- Click here for the full text of the Congress resolution.
Gender parity in decision-making
PSI amended its Constitution in 2002 to ensure that all its decision-making bodies have 50% women’s participation. Congress argued that this was the best way to ensure that female membership were given a real voice in decision-making.
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Click here for more information on PSI’s gender mainstreaming policy.
Links
Click here to see links to other websites on gender equality
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PSI campaigns
The PSI World Women’s Committee has adopted a series of campaigns for period 2007-2012. Women members are an effective resource to run campaigns, and campaigning is, in itself, an avenue to empowerment. For more information see:
Training materials & publications
PSI has produced a large range of training material & publications relating to gender equality. Below is a selection. We are still adding to this list, so watch this space.
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ITUC Action Programme on achieving Gender Equality in Trade Unions
13 December 2007
The ITUC Founding Congress held in Vienna, 1-3 November 2006, recognised that the future strength and vitality of the trade union movement depends on women joining its ranks and becoming leaders and called on the ITUC to adopt an Action Programme to promote gender parity in trade union structures and the full integration of gender issues in trade union policies. The ITUC has now published a booklet entitled "Action Programme on achieving Gender Equality in Trade Unions" the purpose of which raise awareness and understanding amongst union leaders and members of the ITUC Action Programme and how its application can benefit not only women and men but trade unions as a whole.
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World Bank-IMF 2007 Global Monitoring Report
31 May 2007
  The 2007 Global Monitoring Report: "Confronting the Challenges of Gender Equality and Fragile States on the Millennium Development Goals(MDGs)" assesses the contributions of developing countries, developed countries, and international financial institutions (IFIs) toward meeting universally agreed development commitments.
This year's report focuses on gender equality and the lack of opportunities for women as well as the vulnerability of fragile states. The authors stress that MDG 3 "the promotion of gender
equality and empowerment of women" is important for reasons of fairness and is also essential to economic well-being and the advancement of such other goals as halving poverty, achieving universal primary education, and lowering the under-five mortality rate.
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New ILO Global Report on Equality at Work 2007
25 May 2007
 May - Despite major advances in fighting discrimination at work, mounting inequalities in income and opportunities and significant and persistent forms of workplace discrimination are causing growing concern, according to a new report by the International Labour Office (ILO).
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