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  Caring From Within: Key Findings and Policy Recommendations on Home-based Care in Zimbabwe

  Southern Africa HIV/AIDS Information and Dissemination Service, 2009

  In Zimbabwe, as in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, home-based care (HBC) plays a vital role in the response to HIV, as overwhelmed public health systems fail to meet care needs. Traditionally, the care-giving role has been performed by women, although male participation has increased moderately in recent years as a result of deliberate efforts by HBC programmes.
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  Gendered Home-based Care in South Africa: More Trouble for the Troubled

  African Journals Online - AJOL, 2006

  This study investigates the experiences of primary care-givers of people living with HIV in two semi-rural communities in South Africa. Ethnographic methods were used to collect and analyse data on the gendered nature and consequences of care-giving.
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  Baba: Men and Fatherhood in South Africa

  HSRC Press, 2006

  What does it mean to be a father in South Africa? Is it important for fathers to do more for children in a world that assumes that mothers take the primary parenting role? What evidence is there of new fatherhood styles emerging in South Africa? This book provides answers to some of the most difficult questions about fatherhood in South Africa.
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  Video / DVD: 'Once Upon a Boy' and 'Once Upon a Girl'

  Promundo, 2006

  To accompany the training manuals produced by Instituto Promundo, two no-words cartoon video/DVDs have been developed. ?Once Upon a Boy? is a story about the challenges faced by a boy in the process of ?learning to be a man?, including issues related to fatherhood. The scenes do not contain any spoken dialogue - just sound effects - so the video can be used in a variety of contexts.
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  Fatherhood and Caregiving

  Promundo, 1999

  Program H works in group educational settings and at the community level to promote reflection on the costs of 'traditional masculinity', and to encourage more gender-equitable behaviours. As part of the initiative, a training manual series has been developed, including a manual on fatherhood and care-giving.
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  Pilot in Harlow: An Intranet for Fathers Employed by the City Council and a Booklet for Young Dads Living in Harlow

  Co-responsibility, 2006

  In 2006, the organisation Working With Men carried out research with fathers living in Harlow in the UK about their experiences of balancing work and family responsibilities. They talked to two groups of men: one made up of fathers employed by Harlow Council, the other made up of young fathers.
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  Final Report of the International Conference on ?Men and Work Life Balance?, Brussels, 22-23 February 2007

  Co-responsibility, 2007

  The Europena Union (EU) is playing a major role in driving work-life balance policies, especially in relation to paternity leave. For instance, it has funded a number of projects which have evaluated the situation of work-life balance in Europe. A set of regulations have also been defined at the European level and all Member States have established standards in accordance with them.
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  Comparative Perspective of Work Life Balance in France, Spain, UK and Belgium

  Co-responsibility, 2009

  This inventory provides an overview of local and regional policies relating to fatherhood and work-life balance in Europe, including initiatives to educate fathers about their parental responsibilities, private-sector initiatives, provision of childcare facilities in the workplace, and flexible working hours policies.
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  Gender and Care: Overview Report

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2009

  Providing care can be both a source of fulfilment and a terrible burden. For women and girls in particular, their socially prescribed role as carers can undermine their rights and limit their opportunities, capabilities and choices - posing a fundamental obstacle to gender equality and well-being.
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  Change and Continuity in Social Protection in Latin America: Mothers at the Service of the State?

  2007

  Far from 'empowering' women, social protection programmes in Latin America often increase women's unpaid responsibilities and reinforce the gender division of labour. This is the central argument put forward in this paper, which critically analyses two social protection programmes in Latin America. The first is the well-known Mexican-based Oportunidades programme (formerly Progresa).

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