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3 ways unpaid care costs women… and how to share the burden more equally

Unpaid care work is essential to the functioning of households and communities, yet it is often overlooked and undervalued.

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5 ways to create a more family-friendly workplace – and why it matters for everyone

In the Western Balkans and beyond, women have traditionally struggled to enter or stay in the labour force due to the unequal division of family responsibilities, lack of support from employers, and…

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UNFPA and Austria expand programme promoting gender-responsive family policies in Western Balkans

Istanbul/Vienna, 15 May 2024 – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the operational unit of Austrian Development Cooperation, today announced the…

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Gabriel Encev bathes his young baby at home in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.

Family-friendly workplace policies help parents in Moldova reconcile work and family duties

In the Republic of Moldova, the government and private sector have introduced a range of family-friendly policies to make it easier for women and men to reconcile career and family duties. Such…

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A woman is sitting in the cockpit of an airplane. She is wearing a pilot's uniform.

7 ways you can promote gender equality in a world of rapid demographic change

Women and girls make up about half of the population in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Yet their desires for their lives, families and careers are often ignored in discussions about the region’s…

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