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04-15-2011, 02:10 PM
An International Labor Organization-funded study coordinated by the ministries of Labor and Women was released yesterday. It focuses on the complex situation faced by women who have to combine work and family.
Labor Minister Max Puig and Women's Minister Alejandrina German presented the study, "Together: Providing and Caring, the Challenges of a Society in Evolution", which makes recommendations based on the new realities of the DR's labor market.
The research, which was conducted by Carmen Julia Gomez of the Women's Action Research Center (CIPAF) and Maria Jose Chamorro of the ILO, was presented at the Melia Santo Domingo Hotel yesterday.
The report makes recommendations aimed at improving company productivity, the quality of life of workers and their families and contributing to reducing the gender gap.
The researchers examined the changes in the Dominican family. Most women work in the service sector, domestic service, free zones, commerce and tourism, jobs that are characterized by long working hours and rotating shifts.
The research found that the number of children under 15 living with a single mother had increased from 24.9% in 2002 to 30% in 2007. The number of one-parent households reached 35% in 2007, including homes led only by a father.
The study also found that the number of children living with both their parents declined from 55.6% in 2002 to 50.2% in 2007.
The increase in single parent households is attributed to the mass domestic and international migration in recent decades, the high levels of couple separation, and the tradition of children working in the homes of third parties. Economic difficulties also oblige many workers to work two shifts to make ends meet, affecting the quality of home care.
The researchers said that major deficiencies in public services affected the operation of households. They mentioned problems with electricity, potable water, transport, and garbage disposal in cities. This creates difficulties for housekeeping, increases costs and requires mostly women to dedicate more time to household chores.
They advise the government to increase the nationwide availability of daycare centers for children of parents who work in the informal sector. They also recommend more assistance programs for seniors and people with special needs, the extension of school hours to make them compatible with working hours, promotion of the legalization of paternal obligations and rights on the care of children, and programs that conciliate work and family through the National Competitiveness Council. The study encourages civil society to take the lead in encouraging cultural changes to traditional male roles.
The report is geared to contributing to policy-making with social cohesion and to combat poverty.
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Labor Minister Max Puig and Women's Minister Alejandrina German presented the study, "Together: Providing and Caring, the Challenges of a Society in Evolution", which makes recommendations based on the new realities of the DR's labor market.
The research, which was conducted by Carmen Julia Gomez of the Women's Action Research Center (CIPAF) and Maria Jose Chamorro of the ILO, was presented at the Melia Santo Domingo Hotel yesterday.
The report makes recommendations aimed at improving company productivity, the quality of life of workers and their families and contributing to reducing the gender gap.
The researchers examined the changes in the Dominican family. Most women work in the service sector, domestic service, free zones, commerce and tourism, jobs that are characterized by long working hours and rotating shifts.
The research found that the number of children under 15 living with a single mother had increased from 24.9% in 2002 to 30% in 2007. The number of one-parent households reached 35% in 2007, including homes led only by a father.
The study also found that the number of children living with both their parents declined from 55.6% in 2002 to 50.2% in 2007.
The increase in single parent households is attributed to the mass domestic and international migration in recent decades, the high levels of couple separation, and the tradition of children working in the homes of third parties. Economic difficulties also oblige many workers to work two shifts to make ends meet, affecting the quality of home care.
The researchers said that major deficiencies in public services affected the operation of households. They mentioned problems with electricity, potable water, transport, and garbage disposal in cities. This creates difficulties for housekeeping, increases costs and requires mostly women to dedicate more time to household chores.
They advise the government to increase the nationwide availability of daycare centers for children of parents who work in the informal sector. They also recommend more assistance programs for seniors and people with special needs, the extension of school hours to make them compatible with working hours, promotion of the legalization of paternal obligations and rights on the care of children, and programs that conciliate work and family through the National Competitiveness Council. The study encourages civil society to take the lead in encouraging cultural changes to traditional male roles.
The report is geared to contributing to policy-making with social cohesion and to combat poverty.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#7)