This report examines how governments can design and implement policies that promote a future of work that is gender-responsive by design and is anchored in social justice and decent work principles. 

The report is part of the EU, UN Women and ILO project “Empowering women at work through responsible business in G7 countries” Programme. It focuses on five key areas where government policies can reverse the regressive effect of the COVID-19 crisis and revitalize progress towards the SDGs: 

• achieving equal pay for work of equal value; 
• preventing and eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work; 
• creating a harmonious work–life balance for both women and men; 
• promoting women’s equal representation in leadership in the world of work; 
• investing in a future of work that works for women.