Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work 2017, para. 40 (bb)

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Fully engage men and boys as strategic partners and allies in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by designing and implementing national policies and programmes that address the roles and responsibilities of men and boys, including the equal sharing of responsibilities in caregiving and domestic work, and encourage men and boys to engage fully, as agents and beneficiaries of change, with the aim of eliminating all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls in both the public and private spheres, by understanding and addressing the root causes of gender inequality, such as unequal power relations, gender stereotypes and negative social norms that view women and girls as subordinate to men and boys, as a contribution to women's economic empowerment in the changing world of work;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
Commission on the Status of Women
Document type
CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Girls
  • Men
  • Women
Year
2017
Paragraph type
Other
Paragraph focus
Implementing economic and social policies for women's economic empowerment
Paragraph number
40 (bb)