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CWW Working Paper No.2

CWW Working Paper WP2 is by Estela Rivero and details the CWW research for Mexico. It is entitled: Intergenerational time transfers and their contribution to Mexico's economy in 2014.

Today we publish the second of the Counting Women's Work Working Papers. These working papers provide more detailed analysis than the Country Reports and are authored by the CWW country teams.

CWW Working Paper WP2 is by Estela Rivero and details the CWW research for Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Working Papers page. It is entitled: Intergenerational time transfers and their contribution to Mexico's economy in 2014.

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CWW Working Paper No. 1

CWW Working Paper WP1 is by Pamela Jiménez-Fontana and details the CWW research for Costa Rica. It is entitled: Challenges to increase female labor force participation: Gender Inequality in Costa Rica.

Today we publish a Counting Women's Work Working Paper from Costa Rica. These working papers provide more detailed analysis than the Country Reports and are authored by the CWW country teams.

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Public interest in CWW Costa Rica research

The University of Costa Rica TV Program "Espectro" interviewed CWW Costa Rica team leader Pamela Jiménez Fontana about unpaid work in Costa Rica and other topics covered by National Transfer Accounts and National Time Transfer Accounts.

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CWW/NTA Research Wins Conference Poster Award at IUSSP 2017

A poster of research results from CWW and AGENTA researchers titled "Is it men or women who pay for the kids? The gendered division in the contributions to childbearing and implications for fertility" was a awarded a prize at the IUSSP conference held in Cape Town, South Africa, on October 29 to November 4, 2017.

Tanja Istenic of the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics, and Gretchen Donehower of UC Berkeley Department of Demography with the winning poster of Day 4.

"Is it men or women who pay for the kids? The gendered division in the contributions to childbearing and implications for fertility" was a poster that showcased CWW research methods and their ability to bring new insights by combining the economies of the market and the household. The poster was authored by Lili Vargha of the Hungarian Demographic Research Institute, Gretchen Donehower of UC Berkeley and Tanja Istenic of the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics. It was presented at the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population’s (IUSSP) 28th international conference, held in Cape Town, South Africa, on October 29 to November 4, 2017.

It was awarded the Best Poster Prize for Day 4.

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Policy Forum on Counting Women's Work in Vietnam

CWW Vietnam’s findings and policy recommendations were discussed at a workshop in Hanoi, Vietnam, on 23 May 2017, sponsored by IDRC, ILSSA, and other local groups.

Unpaid care and domestic work are vital for people’s well-being and the functioning of the market economy. Globally, the burden of combining productive and reproductive work has negative consequences on women’s lives, including limiting economic opportunities and power within households. Since these activities are ignored in the System of National Accounts and measures of total production such as GDP, no economic value is attached to unpaid household services despite their tremendous contribution to the economy and society.

One of the key targets of the Sustainable Development Goal 5 is to “recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibilities within the household and the family as nationally appropriate”. Vietnam’s National Strategy for Gender Equality 2011-2020 includes a target to reduce women’s time involvement in household duties under its objective to ensure gender equality in family life.

As part of the Counting Women’s Work (CWW) research, funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Vietnam’s research team is engaging with this issue. The CWW research in Vietnam has been carried out by the the Institute of Labour Science and Social Affairs. The findings and policy recommendations emanating from this research were discussed with a variety of stakeholders at a workshop held in Hanoi, Vietnam, on 23 May 2017.

IDRC report on forum IDRC report on forum

PI Donehower’s presentation slides

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CWW Country Report, Vietnam

The third CWW Country Report features results from Vietnam.

CWW country reports provide an overview of the estimates for that country. These include age profiles of market labor income and consumption by sex from National Transfer Accounts. To include unpaid care work, consumption and production from National Time Transfer Accounts are included as well. The third country report published is from Vietnam. Please click the link below to view the report.