Who cares? Exploring solutions to women’s double burden : policy brief

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dc.contributor.authorMelesse, Martha
dc.contributor.authorO'Neill, Mary
dc.contributor.authorFolbre, Nancy
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-01T17:54:47Z
dc.date.available2018-06-01T17:54:47Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionFrench version available in IDRC Digital Library: Qui s'en (pré)occupe? Explorer des solutions au double fardeau des femmes : exposé de politiqueen
dc.description.abstractMany economic empowerment programs focus on increasing women’s labour force participation. But without addressing their disproportionate burden of unpaid and exhausting care work, women hardly benefit from more hours of paid employment. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 5, calls for greater recognition and redistribution of unpaid care and domestic work, along with the full and equal participation of women in decision-making. Yet globally, just 49% of women are counted in the labour force compared with 76% of men, according to the International Labour Organization. Conventional measures of economic empowerment that only focus on paid work need to be re-examined.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/56948
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/56968
dc.subjectUNPAID WORKen
dc.subjectWOMEN'S EMPLOYMENTen
dc.subjectLOW INCOME COUNTRIESen
dc.subjectLABOUR FORCEen
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALSen
dc.subjectKENYAen
dc.subjectINDIAen
dc.subjectNEPALen
dc.subjectTANZANIAen
dc.subjectRWANDAen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.subjectSOUTH ASIAen
dc.subjectGROW PROGRAMen
dc.subjectCARE WORKen
dc.subjectCARE ECONOMYen
dc.subjectWOMEN`S RIGHTSen
dc.subjectECONOMIC BARRIERSen
dc.subjectDAY CARE CENTRESen
dc.subjectDOMESTIC WORKen
dc.titleWho cares? Exploring solutions to women’s double burden : policy briefen
dc.typePolicy Briefen
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.number107661
idrc.project.titleGrowth and Economic Opportunities for Women: Research Uptakeen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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