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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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  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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  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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  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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  Women's Education - A Pivotal Cog in Agricultural Production- Implications for Extension in Smallholder Irrigation Production in Zimbabwe

  BRIDGE, 2008

  In Zimbabwe over two million women and men work on smallholder holdings that take part in irrigation schemes which enable them to grow commercial crops with high yields and lucrative cash returns. However, crops from land farmed in this way have yielded below 50 per cent their potential, significantly reducing the income generated for households.
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  Changing Household Structures and Gender Relations in Lesotho

  2005

  Since the 1980s Lesotho has been undergoing a period of rapid economic and demographic change. This Brief analyses how changing livelihood options for women and men are impacting on household structures, gender relations, and the gender division of labour.

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