Gender stereotypes in caretaking and family contexts
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Recommended measures (3)
Awareness-raising and dissemination
The Committee recommends that the State party continue awareness-raising and efforts to promote equal sharing between women and men of care responsibilities, including professionally, while avoiding conveying messages that may reinforce gender stereotypes.
Policies, strategies, and action plans
The Committee recommends that the State party develop a national plan to address the care deficit at old age, with a gender lens in relation to both care recipients and formal and informal care providers.
Policies, strategies, and action plans
The Committee recommends that the State party develop strategies to address stereotypes about the roles and responsibilities of women and men in the family and in society that may result in intersecting forms of discrimination against women.