Job gap shows much worse situation for women, says ILO report

New index reveals disparity masked by unemployment data; gender gap in jobseeking shows wider difference in earnings

A noticeably higher proportion of women than men would like to work but don’t have a job, a global disparity that has barely budged in a new index dating back in 2005. 

A new indicator developed by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Jobs Gap, captures all persons without employment that are interested in finding a job. It paints a much bleaker picture of the situation of women in the world of work than the more commonly used unemployment rate. The new data shows that women still have a much harder time finding a job than men.

The so-called gender