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Appendix 6-F:
G20 Compliance with Commitments on Gender

From Chapter 6: Achieving Gender Equality through G7 and G20 Governance, by Julia Kulik
In Accountability for Effectiveness in Global Governance
edited by John Kirton and Marina Larionova
available from Routledge, 2018

Issue Commitment Argentina Australia Brazil Canada China France Germany India Indonesia Italy Japan Korea Mexico Russia Saudi Arabia South Africa Turkey United Kingdom United States European Union Total
Labour and employment 2009-82: We will build a fair and family-friendly labour market for both women and men 0 +1 −1 0 +1 0 +1 0 −1 −1 0 0 −1 −1 −1 0 +1 +1 0 +1 −0.05
Labour and employment 2011-126: [Members commit to] encourage the participation of older workers and women where appropriate 0 +1 0 +1 0 0 +1 +1 −1 0 +1 +1 −1 0 −1 −1 0 +1 +1 +1 +0.25
Gender 2012-41: We commit to take concrete actions to overcome the barriers hindering women's full economic and social participation and to expand economic opportunities for women in G20 economies. +1 +1 +1 +1 −1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 −1 +1 +1 +1 +0.55
Labour and employment 2012-158: [In Cannes, countries put forward structural reform commitments to boost and sustain global demand, foster job creation, contribute to global rebalancing and increase the growth potential in all G-20 countries. These reforms include: Labour market reforms to increase labour force participation, such as]: encouraging the participation of females in the labour force by, for example, reforming benefit systems and providing affordable child care services. n/a 0.00 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 n/a n/a n/a −1 +1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0
Development 2013-264: [In coordination with the GPFI, we will explore in 2014 options to strengthen financial inclusion work in developing countries and targeted actions to] increase uptake by increasing incentives, financial literacy, education and consumer protection for the poor, in particular vulnerable groups such as women, youth and migrants. −1 0 +1 0 0 −1 0 +1 0 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 0 0 −1 0 −1 0 0
Gender 2014-30: We agree to the goal of reducing the gap in labour force participation rates between men and women in our countries by 25 per cent by 2025, taking into account national circumstances. This will bring more than 100 million women into the labour force [and] significantly increase global growth −1 0 0 0 +1 +1 +1 0 −1 +1 +1 +1 0 +1 0 −1 0 +1 +1 n/a +0.32
Gender 2014-31: We agree to the goal of reducing the gap in participation rates between men and women in our countries by 25 per cent by 2025, taking in to account national circumstances, to bring more than 100 million women into the labour force +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 0 0 +1 +1 +1 +1 0 +1 +1 0 +1 +1 +1 +0.80
Gender 2014-32: [We agree to the goal] to bring more than 100 million women into the labour force, [significantly reduce] inequality −1 0 0 +1 0 0 +1 0 −1 +1 +1 0 0 −1 +1 0 −1 0 0 0  

+0.05
Labour and employment 2015-25: We will continue monitoring the implementation of our Employment Plans as well as our goals to reduce gender participation gap +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 0 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +0.95
Average   +0.33 +0.56 +0.38 +0.63 +0.38 +0.38 +0.67 +0.38 −0.38 +0.25 +0.33 +0.56 0 0 +0.13 +0.13 −0.13 +0.75 +0.50 +0.71 +0.28

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