Women in International Organizations Many international organizations report that they have internal gender parity strategy on employment. However it is not clear the extent of enforcement/ adherence to such guidelines. Most international organizations stipulate however that they are equal opportunity employers. Challenges Family, growing up and socio-cultural background; Patriarchal Culture And Practices; Finance Constitutional Constraints. Recent Improvement in the Employment of Women The efforts of the Government are beginning to yield positive results some of which are reflected in the data below:  The share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector rose from 6.60 per cent in 1990 to 7.90 per cent in 2004 and the FMWA&SD estimates that it increased to 14.0 per cent in 2012.  ILO study reveals narrow gap in male/female labour force participation rates from 2007 to 2011 (see table 8.5 below). Table X8.5 Labour force participation for ages 15-24 and 15-64 by sex and year (%) Source: ILO (2011). 161