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Social protection and unpaid work: Redistribution of caregiving tasks and responsibilities - A case study of Costa Rica
- Author: Pablo Sauma
- Main Title: Redistributing care , pp 301-337
- Publication Date: December 2013
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/fb40cdf2-en
- Language: English
A rigid sexual division of labour is one of the continuing barriers on the path to gender equality. This is especially significant in terms of the responsibility assigned to women for caregiving in the home, which limits gender equality in paid work and other public spheres. The main challenge to breaking down this barrier is to redistribute total work, both paid and unpaid, with the latter consisting mainly of care provided in the home. It is therefore recommended to increase not only the role of the state, market and society, but also men’s participation in dependent care tasks, as prerequisites for achieving a society where men and women are both breadwinners and caregivers (ECLAC, 2010).
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ISBN (PDF):
9789210560177
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/1884a832-en
Related Subject(s):
Economic and Social Development
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