Though not formal government policy, women are encouraged to compete with men for job vacancies, both in the government sector as well as the private sector, and women candidates are often given special consideration, particularly in fields such as engineering, an area in which higher qualifications and longer work experience are required to redress inequality stemming from the past.
Actualmente, pese a que la Constitución (artículo 56 - Seguridad y asistencia social) garantiza el derecho a “la asistencia social y la seguridad social” para todos los ciudadanos y encarga al Estado el compromiso de “promover, de conformidad con sus recursos naturales, el establecimiento de un sistema de seguridad social”, no existe un sistema oficial de seguridad social en Timor-Leste.