Gender and Employment Policies

Recognizing the crucial link between gender and employment, this course, organized by the Employment Policy and Analysis Programme of the ITCILO in collaboration with the Gender Group (EMPLAB) in Employment Policy Department of the ILO, aims to equip participants with the knowledge needed to produce gender-responsive employment diagnostics, highlighting the impact of macroeconomic, sectoral and employment policies on women’s inclusion in the labour market. And the course provides tools to design and implement gender-responsive employment policies. It also provides participants with tools to make the economic and employment case for investments in care economy.

OBJECTIVES

This online course offers the opportunity to learn how to address gender inequalities in the labour market through gender-responsive and integrated approaches, with an emphasis in demand-side challenges. The objective of this course is to equip participants with a comprehensive understanding of key concepts and analytical frameworks related to gender and employment. This course highlights the impacts and challenges of gender-responsive employment policies, including macroeconomic policies, sectoral policies, and National Employment Policies (NEPs) policies. This training also provides practical guidance on designing and implementing gender-responsive employment policies and programs that promote decent work for all.

CONTENT

The course consists of the following four Modules:

• Module 1 – Gender-responsive Macroeconomic Policies

• Module 2 – Gender-responsive Sectoral Policies

• Module 3 – Public Investments in the Care Economy

• Module 4 – Gender-responsive employment policy frameworks

NUMBER OF HOURS: 24