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Unsc study guide 1 UNSC STUDY GUIDE Women Peace and Security Women as Active Agents in Peace and Security Background Although women constitute over half of the population of the world their contribution to economic activities growth and welfare is distinc

UNSC STUDY GUIDE Women Peace and Security Women as Active Agents in Peace and Security Background Although women constitute over half of the population of the world their contribution to economic activities growth and welfare is distinct below its potential with serious macroeconomic results The unused potential of women remains CUNSC STUDY GUIDE as a lost opportunity for growth in economies and global development Increasing the economic empowerment of women promotes enterprise development at the micro and medium enterprise levels agricultural productivity and it also enhances business management by returning on investments In spite of signi ?cant progress in recent years labor markets in the world remain divided along gender lines leaving women to pursue informal economic activities or being overrepresented in some occupations Women are mostly employed in unpaid work while their male counterparts account for paid employment They endeavour wage di ?erentials compared to their male colleagues They are also overrepresented in the informal sector being among the poor since in especially developing regions distortions in the labor market constraints the options of women for paid work In accordance with the projections of the International Monetary Fund hereinafter referred as IMF female representation in senior positions and entrepreneurship facilities also remains low The challenges of job creation growth and inclusion of women are intimately associated As stability and growth are necessary to give women the opportunities they are in need of the participation of women in the labor market induces the stability equation and growth In particular broader opportunities for women may contribute to human development in developing regions through higher levels of school enrollment for girls reduced discrimination in societies and so forth Although it is well-known that the economic growth and the empowerment of women in the labor market are closely related women face many barriers in their attempts while entering into the business sector This varies from the employment opportunities social discrimination overrepresentation in some occupations parental CUNSC STUDY GUIDE duties educational attainment lack of social protection services to infrastructural obstacles lack of land property and inheritance rights and many more xviii Therefore a comprehensive approach to gender-based obstacles in the economic empowerment of women is needed Employment Opportunities Despite the improvement in lives of women in past years in reaching health services education infrastructure and so forth gender inequality in employment remains as it is Globally women earn up to lower wages than men Moreover they are led to ??women ? s occupations ? Men usually dominate occupations which require strength as in the example of construction transport and mining whereas women more closet in public administration education health and so forth In accordance with the statistics a male-dominated industry consists of percent of fewer women in total employment This leads women to be highly overrepresented in service clerical and health-related occupations For example in Canada the proportion of women in the construction industry remains while in mining it is percent On the other hand women are more likely to interrupt their careers for