by Investing in Women | Jun 21, 2019 | Knowledge
This factsheet provides an overview of gender discrimination in the workplace, and its impact on women’s opportunities and to global wealth....
by Carl Ocab | May 15, 2019 | Knowledge
The report, Counting Women’s Work in the Philippines, was presented by Senior Research Fellow Michael Abrigo in a recent public seminar on gender and development organized by Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). It shows that the monetary value of...
by roanne.duran-pascual@iwa.asia | May 10, 2019 | Knowledge
This series of factsheets discusses the benefits of paternity leave and policy challenges in advancing it in Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, and...
by Investing in Women | May 10, 2019 | Knowledge
The 2003 Manpower Law entitles employed, married Indonesian fathers to two days of paid paternity leave at full pay for the birth of a child, or for miscarriage, paid for by the employer. As per the National Civil Service Agency Regulation No 24/2017, male civil...
by Investing in Women | May 10, 2019 | Knowledge
The Burmese Social Security Law of 2012 entitles employed fathers who are covered under the law to 15 days of paid paternity leave. Paternity leave entitlements are paid at 66.67% of the 12-month average wage of the father....
by Investing in Women | May 10, 2019 | Knowledge
The Philippines’ Paternity Leave Act of 1996 (Republic Act No 8187) provides married fathers who are employed in the private and public sectors with seven working days of paid Paternity Leave at full pay for up to four children. Although Filipino fathers are...
