07.03.2019
All jobs for all women campaign news
06.03.2019
Revisions of Professional Bans for Women: An Ill-Conceived Shortening of the List of Banned Professions in Kazakhstan and Red Tape in Russia In advance of a review of the situation of women in Kazakhstan by CERD and CESCR as part of the Universal Periodic Review process, the Kazakh government has adopted a new version of the listed of professions banned for women,...
24.02.2019
The Situation of Female Tractor Operators in Contemporary Belarus In contemporary Belarus, the profession of tractor operator/machinist is classified as a job “with harmful and (or) dangerous work conditions banned for women.” In other words, the government of Belarus believes that women should not operate tractors and justifies this...
16.01.2019
SHPIEGEL online: Überleben in einer Männerwelt Der Shpiegel: Russischen Frauen ist es in ihrer Heimat verboten, schwere Lkw zu fahren. Einige Truckerinnen setzen sich darüber hinweg. Eine Reportage zeigt den Berufsalltag in einer von Männern dominierten Branche. Sechs Uhr morgens, eine Wohnsiedlung in Sankt Petersburg. Nastja...
20.11.2018
CEDAW and CESCR Experts Call for Repeal of the List of Jobs Banned for Women During its 71st Session, the Committee to Eliminate Discrimination Against Women made a recommendation to the Government of Tajikistan to repeal articles 160, 161, and 216 of the country’s Labor Code and the list of professions banned for women. CEDAW...
05.11.2018