UK charity calls to close gender employment gap for disabled

UK charity calls to close gender employment gap for disabled

NAIROBI — A British charity for the disabled, citing World Bank data, says the world could gain trillions annually in Gross Domestic Product if women were employed at the same rate as men. Failure to close gender employment gaps reduces a country’s economic growth by 20% on average, according to the data. In many countries, women face multiple challenges when seeking employment or starting a business. Gender discrimination alone can drive women …

Wales' disability employment gap is the worst in Britain

Vice-Lehendakari and Economic, Labour and Employment Advisor Mikel Torres announced this Monday in Zarautz (Gipuzkoa) that his department will invest 6.5 million euros this year in programs and services related to the employability of people with disabilities. Torres announced this measure during a visit to the Katea Legaia plant in Zarautz, a labor society that has 1,000 people employed in twelve plants located in Gipuzkoa and that produces tec…

It was 2010, a long time ago, when Bosnia and Herzegovina ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. And enough time has passed for some lessons to be learned and employment models to develop. However, that does not seem to be the case. While Brčko has been waiting for its first Law on Professional Rehabilitation, Empowerment and Employment of Persons with Disabilities for at least six years, and the Federation of Bosnia…