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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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    A Critical Review of Selected Time Use Surveys

    2007
    Time use surveys provide information on the activities people perform over a given time period - generally a day or a week - as well as how much time they spend on each of the specified activities.
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    Time Use and Unpaid work in Uruguay. Household Survey Module September 2007

    Instituto Nacional de Estadística / National Institute of Statistics, Bolivia, 2008
    In 2007, the National Statistics Institute of Uruguay introduced a module on time use and unpaid work into the national household survey. This initiative was part of a wider regional project, funded by the United Nations Development Fund for Woment (UNIFEM) and the Spanish Development Cooperation, and implemented in collaboration with local governments.
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    From Conciliation to Coresponsibility: Good Practice and Recommendations

    Instituto de la Mujer, 2007
    This document was researched and produced by the Spanish National Machinery for the Advancement of Women (Instituto de la Mujer). It identifies good practices in relation to a) promoting women's integration into the labour market, and b) encouraging men's involvement in care and domestic tasks. Building on these good practices, a comprehensive plan is outlined.
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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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    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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    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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