Gender-Friendly Environment in the Workplace

FWLD in conjunction with The Asia Foundation conducted a study examining the current status of gender-friendly environment in the workplace and the implementation of the special measures in Kathmandu and Biratnagar in the year 2005. A component of Sexual Harassment – a problem in the workplace, is also encompassed in the study.

The Scope and Purpose of the Study were:

The Main Purpose
•  To examine the status of gender friendly working environment.

Other Specific Purposes
• To examine the implementation of the Labor laws with special reference to the Special Measures for women provided by the laws.

• To examine the existing policies and international human rights instruments relevant to ensuring women's economic rights.

• To identify how employers in different workplaces perceive women's participation at work and also collect recommendations from them to enhance women's economic participation in various employment sectors.

•  To identify the challenges women face in workplaces and provide recommendations to address these challenges.

• To provide recommendations for creating gender friendly environment in the workplaces.

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