The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS 2009, para. 15qq
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[The Commission urges Governments, [...] to take the following actions [...]:] (qq) Take measures to increase the participation of men in caregiving both within households and in care professions, such as information and awareness campaigns, education and training, school curriculum, peer programmes and government policies to promote men's participation and responsibilities as fathers and caregivers, and to encourage men and boys to become agents of change in promoting the human rights of women and in challenging gender stereotypes, in particular as they relate to men's roles in parenting and infant development;
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
Health
Person(s) affected
Boys
Girls
Men
Women
Year
2009
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CSW Agreed Conclusions, The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS (2009), para. 15qq.