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Father and young son outside in a park. Father is wearing a yellow knit hat and light grey quilted jacket. He is holding a bicycle and leaning toward his son, who is sitting in child seat attached to the back of the bicycle. The toddler son is smiling toward the camera, wearing a knit navy hat with a yellow and white pattern and a hooded winter jacket.
icon-program-orange 18 February 2025
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How family-friendly workplaces are paying off for families, employers and the government in North Macedonia

Taking paid leave for family reasons is not an opportunity that most men have in North Macedonia and other countries in the Western Balkans

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Illustration on a bright orange background showing an older woman in floral headscarf and polkadot patterned outfit sitting on an red sofa with a cane resting next to her. On either side of her, a man and a woman in a headscarf tend to her, handing her a glass of water and her medication. Setting appears to be their living room as family photos hang behind them
icon-program-orange 29 October 2024
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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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icon-program-orange 15 May 2024
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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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icon-program-orange 15 May 2024
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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.
icon-program-orange 02 October 2023
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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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