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  Time-use Surveys in Latin America

  United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2009

  This presentation by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) provides an overview of the wide range of initiatives that have been carried out in Latin America on the issue of time use. Mandated by international and regional agreements such as the Beijing Platform for Action and the Quito Consensus, a number of national governments have introduced time use modules.
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  Promoting the Rights of Women Migrant Domestic Workers in Arab States: The Case of Lebanon

  International Labour Organization, 2008

  Thousands of women leave their homes each year to work as domestic workers in the Arab world with the hope of securing a better economic future. Some have their dreams fulfilled; others find themselves in a financial and emotional bind.
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  Political and Social Economy of Care: Republic of Korea

  2008

  Since 1990, many East Asian countries have extended and strengthened their welfare states in response to the increased demand for social welfare and to imperatives arising from changes in their countries' social, economic, and demographic structures.
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  Social Care Needs and Service Provisions in Arab States: Bringing Care Work into Focus in Lebanon

  International Labour Organization, 2009

  Care needs in Lebanon are being affected by: cuts in public social spending; changes in demographics, family and household structures; and increasing participation of women in the labour force. Yet in the face of these changes, one constant that remains is the expectation that women should assume the customary role of unpaid care providers.
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  Gender Equality and the Extension of Social Protection

  International Labour Organization, 2003

  There is overwhelming evidence that women occupy a disadvantaged status in relation to work opportunities when compared to men from equivalent social groups. Underpinning this is the unequal division of domestic and care work between men and women, which constrains women from taking up or remaining in full-time employment.
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  Women Organizing for Social Protection: The Self Employed Women's Association's Integrated Insurance Scheme, India

  International Labour Organization, 2001

  Several international declarations and conventions establish social protection as a universal human right. Most countries in the world also recognise the individual's right to social protection in their national constitution or legislation. Nevertheless, today, the majority of the world's population still has no access to this kind of protection.
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  Unprotected Employment in the West Bank and Gaza Strip: A Gender Equality and Workers' Rights Perspective

  International Labour Organization, 2008

  Palestinian labour markets are highly gender-segregated, offering women access to a very limited number of sectors that are generally non-growth areas of the economy. This situation is exacerbated by the scarcity of employment opportunities available and the restrictions placed on Palestinians working in Israel.
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  Financing for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women: Some Theoretical and Practical Issues from a Trade and Macroeconomic Policies Perspective

  WomenWatch, UN, 2007

  The international political economy is currently dominated by a wide range of reform agendas, including on aid, trade and debt.
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  New Federal Policies Affecting Women's Equality: Reality Check

  Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women, 2006

  In 2006, the new Conservative federal government of Canada made policy changes which dramatically affected women's equality provisions. The justification for the measures was that women were already treated equally to men and did not need policy support.
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  Achieving Women's Economic and Social Rights: Strategies and Lessons from Experience

  2006

  What are the greatest challenges that activists encounter in their efforts to improve economic and social rights for women? This Association of Women in Development (AWID) study, conducted in 2005, aimed to answer this question by interviewing 50 activists working in diverse settings all over the world.

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