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Held back by unpaid care work, Ugandan women miss out on paid work opportunities

Original title

Held back by unpaid care work, Ugandan women miss out on paid work opportunities

Author(s)

Alon Mwesigwa

Date

2022-09

Language

English

That women and girls in Uganda are over-burdened with unpaid care work is not shocking news anymore. That the norms, behaviour, and societal sanctions that continue to perpetuate the status quo are still held high in our communities’ everyday life begs a question: is anyone paying attention? 

• Care economy
• Research and diagnostics
• The 5Rs of care
• Middle East and North Africa
• Women
• Unpaid care work

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Articles

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  International Development Research Centre (IDRC- CRDI)

https://eprcug.org/press-releases/held-back-by-unpaid-care-work-ugandan-women-miss-out-on-paid-work-opportunities/

Centro Internacional de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo (IDRC- CRDI) / International Development Research Centre (IDRC- CRDI)

Centro Internacional de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo (IDRC- CRDI) / International Development Research Centre (IDRC- CRDI)

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global-resource-200

Topics

Types of care work

Care and culture of peaceCare in educationCare in parentingCommunity careDomestic workEnvironmental careHealth carePaid care workSelf-careUnpaid care work

Care and populations

Children and adolescentsDisabilityIndigenous personsLGBTIQ+ folkMen and masculinityMigrantsOlder personsPeople of colorPeople with illnessesRural populationsUrban populationsWomen

Actors

Civil society organizationsCommunitiesGlobal Alliance for CareInternational organizationsNational governmentsPrivate sectorSub-national and local governmentsTrade unions and trade associations

Region

Central and South AsiaEast and Southeast AsiaEuropeGlobalLatin America and the CaribbeanMiddle East and North AfricaNorth AmericaOceaniaSub-Saharan Africa

Policies and actions

Budgeting and financingCommunication and campaignsComprehensive care systemsInfrastructureMeasurement and use of timeMonitoring and evaluationPolicy and legal frameworksResearch and diagnosticsSocial security and protectionTechnology and digital innovationTraining, certification and professionalizationUrban planningWages and working conditions

Conceptual framework

Care economyCare societyCo-responsibilityDefinitions of careEthics of careGlobal care chainsInternational and regional regulationsRight to careThe 5Rs of careTime use

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