Unpaid care and women’s empowerment : lessons from research and practice - policy brief

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2017

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Goal 5 of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) includes recognizing and valuing unpaid care and domestic work. For more equitable conditions, women need decent work that reflects the value of care, including fair wages, and accommodations such as flexible working hours, parental leave benefits, and other social protections. Child care itself needs to be recognized as a vital professional service. This Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) policy brief reviews numerous studies and case studies drawn from research submissions that provide evidence for what works in transforming the care economy.

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French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Soins non rémunérés et autonomisation des femmes : leçons tirées de la recherche et de la pratique - exposé de politique

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UNPAID WORK, WOMEN`S EMPLOYMENT, WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT, CARE WORK, WOMEN`S RIGHTS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, DOMESTIC WORK, GLOBAL SOUTH, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, CARE ECONOMY

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/56369

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) / Croissance de l’économie et débouchés économiques des femmes (CEDEF)