17. 对社会保护、公共服务和可持续基础设施的投资为创造就业提供了一个重要机会。在许多国家，公共工程方案是社会保护制度的一个重要组成部分，一些国家规定了配额，以促进妇女在这些方案中的代表性。公共服务和基础设施是妇女和男子就业的重要来源。在全球范围内，妇女占教育部门员工的 60%，在保健和社会工作部门占近 70%。与其他部门一样，妇女在领导和决策职位上所占比例不足，但在提供一线服务的照护、教学和助产等职业中，妇女所占比例过高，她们在这些职业中往往工资低、工作条件差、缺乏发言权并且面对暴力和骚扰。
17. Investments in social protection, public services and sustainable infrastructure provide an important opportunity for job creation. Public works programmes are an important component of social protection systems in many countries, and some countries have put in place quotas to promote women’s representation in those programmes. Public services and infrastructure are important source s of employment for both women and men. Globally, women constitute 60 per cent of the workforce in the education sector and nearly 70 per cent in the health-care and social work sectors. As with other sectors, women are underrepresented in leadership and decision-making positions, but over-represented in front-line service delivery, in professions such as nursing, teaching and midwifery, where they often face low wages and poor working conditions, lack of voice and exposure to violence and harassment.