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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 1
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- Reaffirming the goals, objectives and commitments of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and the outcome documents of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 1
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- Calls on Member States to strengthen efforts to implement national and international commitments that will advance women's equality;
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
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- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 2
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- Recalling the goals and commitments of all other relevant major United Nations conferences and summits,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 2
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- Also calls on Member States to promote gender mainstreaming in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation phases of all economic and social policies;
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 3
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- Recalling also the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 3
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- Further calls on Member States to improve, promote and build capacity for the collection, dissemination and analysis of gender-sensitive statistical indicators and reliable statistics that are disaggregated by sex as well as other relevant factors in order to facilitate better policy development, monitoring and evaluation of the economic and social advancement of women;
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 4
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- Recalling further General Assembly resolutions 58/142 of 22 December 2003 on women and political participation, 58/206 of 23 December 2003 on women in development and 59/246 of 22 December 2004 on the role of microcredit and microfinance in the eradication of poverty,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 4
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- Urges Member States to eliminate discrimination, ensure equal rights and access and actively enable participation by women and girls in education and training at all levels, including by developing programmes with the aim of equipping women with business, trade, information and communication technology and entrepreneurship skills;
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 5
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- Calls on Member States to undertake legislative, administrative and financial measures to create a strong enabling environment for all women entrepreneurs and women participating in the labour market, including: a sound macroeconomic framework; accountable systems for managing public resources; and a business climate that attracts investment and promotes movement from the informal to the formal sector through, inter alia, competitive markets, enforceable contracts, the absence of corruption, regulatory policies that promote public confidence in the market and reducing barriers to international trade within an appropriate time frame;
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 5
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- Recalling its agreed conclusions on eradicating poverty, including through the empowerment of women throughout their life cycle, in a globalizing world, and its agreed conclusions on the participation and access of women to the media, and information and communication technologies and their impact on and use as an instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 6
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- Noting the report of the Commission on the Private Sector and Development entitled Unleashing Entrepreneurship: Making Business Work for the Poor,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 6
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- Urges Member States to design and revise laws to ensure that women are accorded full and equal rights to own land and other property, including through inheritance, and to undertake administrative reforms and other necessary measures to give women the right to credit, capital, appropriate technologies and access to markets and information;
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 7
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- Calls on Member States to facilitate further development of the financial sector in order to increase women's access to and control over savings, credit and other financial services through incentives and development of intermediaries that serve the needs of women entrepreneurs on an equal opportunity basis in both rural and urban areas and to fully include women in management, planning and decision-making processes;
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 7
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- Noting also the report of the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization entitled A Fair Globalization: Creating Opportunities for All,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 8
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- Noting further that hundreds of millions of women and girls, worldwide, live in poverty and that the majority live in rural areas where their livelihoods are dependent on subsistence and small-holder agriculture and employment in the informal sector, including forest and common property resources,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 8
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- Also calls on Member States to adopt policies and consider allocating resources, as appropriate, that support business and professional organizations, public agencies, non-governmental organizations, cooperatives, revolving loan funds, such as microfinance funds, credit unions and other women's grass-roots and self-help groups in order to meet the needs of women entrepreneurs in rural and urban areas;
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 9
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- Emphasizing that the empowerment of women is a critical factor in the eradication of poverty and that the implementation of special measures aimed at empowering women can help to achieve this,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 9
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- Further calls on Member States to enhance access for women to information and communications technology-based economic activities in all sectors, such as small and medium-sized business and home-based employment, information systems and improved technologies, and to further develop telecentres, community access points and business incubators;
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 10
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- Recognizing that improving women's economic status also improves the economic status of their families and their communities and thereby creates a multiplier effect for economic growth,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 10
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- Calls on Member States to enhance rural women's income-generating potential, noting the importance of the agricultural sector, particularly in the developing countries, and the importance of greater security of land tenure and property ownership for resource mobilization and environmental management, and to consider special temporary measures to empower women in the rural sector to meet the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities of agricultural market liberalization;
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Economic Rights
- Environment
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 11
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- Recognizing also that women should have equal opportunities to achieve economic independence, since discrimination against women and lack of equal access to education, training, financial services, employment and entrepreneurial opportunities and other economic resources, property and inheritance rights and other legal protections pose a major obstacle to sustainable economic growth, sustainable development and the sustainable economic advancement of women,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 11
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- Urges Member States to eliminate discrimination against women in labour markets, employment practices and the workplace, providing equal access for women to occupational categories and sectors where they are underrepresented, equal opportunities with respect to the right to organize and participate in labour unions and collective bargaining, including on employment conditions, career development opportunities and equal pay for equal work or work of equal value, to take action to remove structural and legal barriers, as well as stereotypical attitudes to gender in work and training and to eliminate pay differences based on gender through a multifaceted approach addressing underlying factors, including sectoral and occupational segregation, education and training, job classification and payment systems;
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 12
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- Emphasizing that full representation and full and equal participation of women in political, social and economic decision-making in societies enhances socio-economic development policies,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 12
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- Calls on Member States to respect, promote and realize the principles contained in the International Labour Organization Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its follow-up, and to consider ratification and full implementation of the conventions of the International Labour Organization that are particularly relevant to ensuring women's rights at work;
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 13
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- Recognizing that diligent and transparent application of the rule of law at the national, regional and international levels, access to justice and democracy and the promotion of women's economic autonomy and non-discrimination policies are necessary elements in the promotion of sustainable economic growth and sustainable development,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 13
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- Also calls on Member States to adopt temporary special measures, where needed, aimed at accelerating de facto equality between men and women in all economic and employment sectors and occupational categories, to recognize the need for special supports for women to take advantage of the opportunities afforded by international trade and, where necessary, to introduce preventive policy measures to avoid further marginalization of women;
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Men
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 14
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- Further calls on Member States to recognize, develop and promote policies, including workplace policies and other supports such as maternity and parental benefits and leave, childcare and care for other dependants, that facilitate the reconciliation of employment and family responsibilities and recognize the importance of the value of non-market contributions that individuals and families make to society and the economy, ensuring the right for women and men to decide freely and responsibly on the number, timing and spacing of their children, encouraging men to share equally with women household, childcare and other care-giving responsibilities and also ensuring that women have equal rights to social security and other entitlements;
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Men
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 14
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- Reaffirming that the full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms is essential for the empowerment of women and girls,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 15
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- Aware that while globalization and liberalization processes have created employment opportunities for women in many countries, in particular in developing and least developed countries, they have also made women more vulnerable to problems caused by increased economic volatility,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 15
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- Calls on Member States to strengthen the incentive role of the public sector as employer in order to develop an environment that effectively affirms and empowers women;
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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