Unpaid care work and women's human rights 2013, para. 94

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In order to achieve greater equality in sharing unpaid care work between women and men, in general and within households, the solutions must be public as well as private. It is necessary for the State to facilitate, incentivize and support men's caring, for example by ensuring that they have equal rights to employment leave as parents and carers, and providing education and training to men, women and employers. To facilitate long-term change, educational programmes, to be used in schools and communities, should be developed to challenge stereotypical, traditional male and female roles and promote the concept of shared family responsibility for unpaid care work in the home.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Education
Person(s) affected
  • Families
  • Men
  • Women
Year
2013
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Conclusion / Recommendation
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Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph number
94