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CSOs decry rising unpaid care work among women and girls

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have decried the increasing burden of unpaid care work on women and girls in Uganda, which hinders their participation in development activities. During her opening remarks at the high-level dialogue to disseminate the end-line findings of a project on shifting social norms on unpaid care and domestic work, Juliet Were, Chairperson of the Board of Directors at Uganda Women’s Network (UWONET), noted that the continued prevalence of unpaid care work in Uganda has left many women unable to engage in social, economic, and political development affairs. She emphasized that women and girls globally shoulder 75% of unpaid work, yet their efforts often go unrecognized and undervalued. “According to a survey conducted by the Uganda National Bureau […] The post CSOs decry rising unpaid care work among women and girls first appeared on 93.3 KFM.

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