Supported by ILOInformation bank for women to be established [Archives:2004/794/Business & Economy]

Mahyoub Al-Kamaly
The Yemeni Labor Ministry has the intentions to establish an information bank for female Yemeni workers.
The bank is due to operate according to instructions by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and is funded by the government of Netherlands through its embassy based in Sana'a.
Najwa Al-Qusaifi, expert of the ILO for the project of enhancing the Woman's administrative skills, pointed out that the strategy of the project, supported by the ILO, is to provide the branches of Woman Development Administration with computers for the sake of documenting data related to women workers and their issues.
The branches will be provided with relevant research and studies to be conducted by individuals, organizations and official parties, either local or foreign.
Research and studies are conducted for the sake of upgrading the general administration for developing Yemeni woman to be a source of information.
The information bank is due to have a new means to type such research and publish it.
The international expert expects the information bank to contribute to defending women and raising awareness among people about the role of woman in the development process.
The media has its role in spreading public awareness about the problems encountered by women. Publications and pamphlets are widely spread to reveal issues of Yemeni women.
Official reports mentioned that women workers reach 23 percent of the total workforce in Yemen, whereas the number of female graduates doubles that of the males.
Traditions and customs restrict women from having public-sector jobs.
The Yemeni government gives women precedence over men in the strategies of rural development, particularly in the fields of education, the fight against poverty and illiteracy eradication.
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