Child and dependant care, including sharing of work and family responsibilities 1996, para. 3
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Economic, social and demographic changes - particularly the growing participation of women in economic and social life, the evolving nature of family structures, the feminization of poverty and the link that exists with unremunerated work - and their impact on the capacity of families to ensure the care of children and dependants, as well as the sharing of family responsibilities, including for domestic work, is an issue that affects not only women but society as a whole.
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)
Gender
Poverty
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Children
Families
Women
Year
1996
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CSW Agreed Conclusions, Child and dependant care, including sharing of work and family responsibilities (1996), para. 3.