Naomi Cassirer is employed with the International Labour Organization’s Conditions of Work and Employment Programme, where she is responsible for the programme on reconciliation between work and family life and on maternity protection. She joined the ILO in 2001 as a gender specialist in the ILO subregional office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific where she provided technical advisory services, advocacy, research and training at the policy and programme level, supporting ILO constituents in promoting gender equality in employment. Prior to joining the ILO, she taught and researched in the United States as a sociologist in the field of labor markets and employment. She has researched and published on sex and race inequality in the workplace, focusing on such areas as occupational segregation, promotions, work-family, and nonstandard employment. She is currently working on a publication bringing together research on the issues confronting workers with family responsibilities in developing countries.