The Employment of Women in the Conclusions of Beijing

The problems related to the employment of women in the world are very complex. This paper shows that the conceptual frames derived from the development of model of industrialized countries has underestimated a significant portion of the contribution of large social sectors, including women, to the development and social welfare. This is particularly the case for undeveloped countries which have adopted without examination those conceptual frameworks. The work also claims that international transformations during the last five years deeply affect the conditions of salaried work both women and men in undeveloped and industrialized nations, as well their systems of protection and social security. Given its prevalence around the world, the specific case of the salaried w0man is examined in the essay in order to determine if the conclusions adopted in Beijing correspond to the problems that millions of working women are facing in our days.