Eliminating Discriminatory Workplace Practices

This fact sheet identifies some of the ways in which gender-based discrimination manifests in the workplace. For example, men are often preferred for more technical and highly skilled jobs, while women are often preferred for support work. Men are also evaluated more on their potential, while women are evaluated more on their actual performance.

In Vietnam, a majority of job postings indicate gender preference.  In the Philippines, women are still asked about their plans to start a family during the recruitment process. While legal steps have been taken to make gender-based discrimination in the workplace illegal, there is still much room for improvement.