In the Eve of the International Women's Day: True Equality for Women at Work is Still Out of Reach
Global Employment Trends for Women 2004 report released by the International Labour Organization finds that the explosive growth in the female workforce has not been accompanied by true socio-economic empowerment for women, nor has it led to equal pay for equal work or balanced other benefits making women equal to men across nearly all occupations. More women work today than ever before. In 2003, 1.1 billion of the world's 2.8 billion workers, or 40 per cent, were women. However, women still face higher unemployment rates, receive lower wages than men and represent 60 per cent of the world's 550 million working poor.