Unequal employment opportunities for women

Name(s): 
Insufficient female employment
Limited female vocations
Nature 
Most countries throughout the world do not offer equal employment opportunities for women; this limitation seems to stem from traditional ideas about women's capabilities.
Incidence 
While women in developed as well as developing countries find few points of access to the traditionally male sectors of the economy, the increasing number of American women in managerial and executive positions is a hopeful precedent.
Broader 
Restricted scope of local employment
Discrimination against women in employment
Narrower 
Discrimination against black working women
Related 
Labour displacement
Unequal pay for women
Occupational hazards of female workers
Aggravates 
Restricted family options
Discrimination against working mothers
Strategy(ies) 
Supporting participation of women in work force
Establishing equal opportunity for women in employment
Promoting participation of women in non-government organizations
Strengthening participation of women in sustainable development programmes
Preserving inequality of employment opportunities for women
Providing female employment
Limiting female vocations
Increasing female vocations
Value(s) 
Inequality
Insufficiency
Limitedness
Underemployment
Unemployment
Reference(s) 
Rosen, Ellen I: Bitter Choices: blue collar women in and out of work
International Labour Organization: Equality of Opportunity and Treatment for Women Workers
Mies, Maria: Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale: women in the international division of labour
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: Equal Opportunities for Women
Type 
(D) Detailed problems