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Reality will fall short of Abe's 'womenomics' goals

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JAPAN

Japan's female workforce.

Gender gap in technology will take decades to trim

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INTERNATIONAL

Tech gender gap.

Pandemic takes tough toll on informal women workers

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INT

Policy measures taken in response to the economic crisis created by the pandemic have largely been gender-blind, exacerbating the long-standing economic precarity and gender…

South-east Asia gender balance implies growth benefit

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Gender inequality, business and economic growth as ASEAN integrates economically.

African digital economy sees steady but uneven growth

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AFRICA

The number of digital gig workers increased, mainly in relatively low-paid driving jobs involving home deliveries and transportation. There has been a significantly smaller…

Policies cannot relieve demographic pressure on Japan

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JAPAN

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has made support for children and parents a priority, in an attempt to raise fertility and avert what is widely regarded as a demographic crisis…

Women gig workers raise pressure for labour reform

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INT

Women in the gig economy.

World Bank may shift global financing model for LICs

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INTERNATIONAL

The comments come as the World Bank is pressing donors to provide at least 65 billion dollars for the International Development Association (IDA), the Bank's financing arm for…

Mexico's digital economy faces labour reform pressures

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MEXICO

The bill will be debated when the new legislature elected in the June 6 mid-term elections is sworn in and starts sessions in September. Besides this bill, the Senate (upper…

Biden will improve labour rules in digital economy

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US

Biden wants to tackle the rise of digital labour platforms offering workers greater flexibility but lower pay, benefits and job security. The issue has become urgent due to the…