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1999 world survey on the role of women in development: Globalization, gender and work
The World Survey, a flagship publication of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs issued every five years, constitutes a basic document for the June 2000 Special Session of the General Assembly, “Women 2000: Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the Twenty-First Century”. Focusing on developing countries, the report provides a gender perspective on the effects of economic trends associated with globalization, with a focus on employment and displacement. It discusses their influence on women’s relative position within the household and labour markets around the world.
Available in print
Bibliographic information
Number of pages
xix + 76
Resource type(s)
Flagship reports
ISBN
9211302005
Publishing entities
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
UN Women office publishing
UN Women Headquarters Office
