Equal pay, urban women problems discussed by Commission. (UN Commission on the Status of Women, 38th session, Mar 7-18, 1994) (includes news of other developments pertaining to equal pay and equality in marriage)

From: UN Chronicle | Date: June 1, 1994 | Copyright information

The UN Commission on the Status of Women tackled the issue of equal pay for for work that is considered to have equal value. This addresses the discrepancy in pay for women whose skills, responsibilities and working conditions in some jobs have the same value as those of men in other jobs.

Equal pay for work of equal value, women in urban areas and measures to eradicate violence against women were among the issues dealt with by the Commission on the Status of Women at its thirty-e...

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