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27 Jul 2015

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Human Rights and Business Dilemmas Forum

Human Rights and Business Dilemmas Forum: “Gender equality"

Women represent an important group of potential employees for multi-national corporations (MNCs) who choose to expand their operations in emerging markets. Yet, businesses are often faced with a dilemma when operating in countries where women and girls face legal, societal, cultural and religious discrimination. How can responsible multi-national companies address gender discrimination in countries where the rights of women and girls are not adequately protected and respected? A point of departure might be ensuringrespect for international standards in relation to discrimination and embedding them intocorporate policy. However, following international human rights law pertaining to gender equalityin countries where there is entrenched discrimination could have serious implications.