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Although it may be hard to believe, a recent report on the gender gap by the World Economic Forum states that it will still take almost 200 years to achieve equality in the workforce. What does this mean? That the effort must continue to do even more regarding this issue. In 2018, BSR focused on deepening and broadening work, including efforts in new industries, developing influential guidance on gender and supply chain management, and launching a renewed strategy . That is why in 2019, three events are in the spotlight that the BSR portal highlights and that have the purpose of transforming the way in which business influences the empowerment of women. Below we tell you: 1. Understand what the future of work means for women Discussions focus on what the impact of new technologies, dubbed the future of work, will have on all industries, employment in general and current social policies. In the midst of this controversy, BSR will partner with Women Deliver to explore these challenges through a gender lens.
At the Women Deliver Global Conference, the largest global conference on girls' health, rights and well-being, BSR will host a private sector preview conference called: How Businesses America Mobile Number List Can Build a Future of Work that Works for Women ? The event will bring together companies and experts to explore whether the future of work will erase the gains in employment and work quality that women have achieved or can contribute to improving women's workforce participation based on new skills and greater flexibility that can benefit female workers. The conference, which meets only once every three years, will bring together almost participants in Vancouver, June 3-6, providing an ideal opportunity to connect global businesses committed to gender equality with women leaders and 177 organizations from different countries. . 2. Focus gender attention on human rights There is a growing awareness that women often experience business-related human rights abuses differently and disproportionately in various situations, such as discrimination in hiring and remuneration, challenges related to labor rights due to the nature of women's roles in global supply chains and the increase in cases of harassment and violence.
In response to this, a new set of recommendations and findings related to these and other challenges will be presented to the UN Human Rights Council in June. The United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights seeks to effectively apply a “gender lens” to the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP). 3. Eliminate gender violence Companies will need to examine their impacts and policies on workplace harassment and violence more closely. The public push behind #MeToo will require companies to consider their support and response not only to the new gender perspective of the UNGP recommendations, but also to a new binding International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention on violence and harassment at work. Given the global operational context in which 59 countries still do not have laws protecting against sexual harassment at work, a new ILO Convention can provide the necessary internationally accepted standard to prevent and respond to harassment and violence at work . BSR will explore the upcoming convention, opportunities for businesses to support it, and more in a webinar on April 17. Additionally, the organization will pay close attention to the three themes mentioned above as it continues the search for a future in which women achieve equity and empowerment in all senses, including the workplace.
At the Women Deliver Global Conference, the largest global conference on girls' health, rights and well-being, BSR will host a private sector preview conference called: How Businesses America Mobile Number List Can Build a Future of Work that Works for Women ? The event will bring together companies and experts to explore whether the future of work will erase the gains in employment and work quality that women have achieved or can contribute to improving women's workforce participation based on new skills and greater flexibility that can benefit female workers. The conference, which meets only once every three years, will bring together almost participants in Vancouver, June 3-6, providing an ideal opportunity to connect global businesses committed to gender equality with women leaders and 177 organizations from different countries. . 2. Focus gender attention on human rights There is a growing awareness that women often experience business-related human rights abuses differently and disproportionately in various situations, such as discrimination in hiring and remuneration, challenges related to labor rights due to the nature of women's roles in global supply chains and the increase in cases of harassment and violence.
In response to this, a new set of recommendations and findings related to these and other challenges will be presented to the UN Human Rights Council in June. The United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights seeks to effectively apply a “gender lens” to the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP). 3. Eliminate gender violence Companies will need to examine their impacts and policies on workplace harassment and violence more closely. The public push behind #MeToo will require companies to consider their support and response not only to the new gender perspective of the UNGP recommendations, but also to a new binding International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention on violence and harassment at work. Given the global operational context in which 59 countries still do not have laws protecting against sexual harassment at work, a new ILO Convention can provide the necessary internationally accepted standard to prevent and respond to harassment and violence at work . BSR will explore the upcoming convention, opportunities for businesses to support it, and more in a webinar on April 17. Additionally, the organization will pay close attention to the three themes mentioned above as it continues the search for a future in which women achieve equity and empowerment in all senses, including the workplace.