Glass ceiling persists worldwide

GENEVA -- Women represent more than 40 percent of the global work force yet hold less than 3 percent of top executive jobs due to the 'glass ceiling,' the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said today.
In a study issued to mark International Women's Day, the United Nations labour agency also said woman only account for 1 percent of trade union leaders, although 40 percent of trade union members worldwide are female. The pay gap remains one of the most persistent forms of gender inequality, according to the ILO study.
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