In Indonesia, since the majority of the workers in garment factory are females, they have a significant role on the succession of the factory. The gap between genders might create problems for female workers, which will lead to gender inequality at the workplace. This study aims to study the working conditions for the garment factories workers in Indonesia based on gender and to find out the causes of gender inequality in the factories during the period of 2012-2014. This is due to the empirical evidences which suggest that gender equality in the workplace is beneficial for the firm's performance, if managed properly. This study employed both quantitative and qualitative methods. The quantitative method was used to descriptively explain the data of the workers based on survey collected by Better Work. The qualitative method was utilized to review the literatures on barriers in the workplace for women both in Indonesia. It was discovered that there are some elements that influence the persistence of gender inequality in Indonesia.

This research aimed to explore descriptive study on the working conditions for the garment factories workers in Vietnam based on gender and to find out the causes of gender inequality in the factories during the period of 2012-2014, especially since empirical evidences suggest gender equality in the workplace is beneficial for firm performance when managed properly. The research methodologies used for this study are quantitative research and qualitative research. The quantitative research used descriptive study to explain the data of the workers' survey collected by Better Work. The qualitative research is utilized literature review on barriers in the workplace for women both in Vietnam.