The point of the CSW is to publish recommendations regarding the theme: The Equal Sharing of Responsibilities Between Women and Men, Including Caregiving in the Context of HIV/AIDS. As such, the NGO delegates today discussed the resolution and issues surrounding it, including the gendered nature of care work, consequences of women's unpaid labor on economic functions, concerns over girls leaving school to care for family members, the role of men in changing social attitudes, and the role of education.
More tomorrow when the session officially opens, and I get my official tour. See you at the Chagall windows!
3 comments:
I think it is so cool that so many women gather together for the NGO, it represents women in ways that the government doesn’t necessarily see, and the topics discussed are very important throughout the United States, and even the world. HIV and AIDS is an especially important topic because it affects so many people, and it is something that really needs to be recognized. I also agree that the other topics are important because although they have always been prevalent in society, many issues are becoming more widespread, and customary, such as, social attitudes changing toward women. Although it has always been an androcentrism based society, it seems that it is becoming more established, especially with influences such as popular culture making it seem ok to degrade women. Also, women are mistreated in the workforce, and that is also a very important topic. Not only are they harassed many times, there is also unequal pay for the same positions which definitely doesn’t reflect equality or equity among sexes at all.
-Haley Glennon
I think the topics that were discussed within the organization are very important issues that need to be recognized more. The topic of equal responsibilities between women and men is very significant because it reflects people’s everyday lives and also how they are perceived by society. A woman isn’t necessarily viewed as a hard worker if she is a stay at home mother, but someone has to do the job while the husband is at work (assuming the family follows the “norm” of a breadwinner homemaker household). Although no government or organization can change how men and women split up domestic labor in their own household, it should be made apparent that many times the expectations of women’s duties are much higher than what a male is required to do. I think there should be more equality within household duties and how they are split up among sexes. And to add on to that, I think that women should get more recognition for what they do, especially if they have a job outside of the home as well and domestic duties are considered their “second shift”.
Haley Glennon
I am glad that the Non-Governmental Organization delegates are discussing about the issues of gendered nature of care work, women’s unpaid labor, concerns for those girls who leave school to care for family, and the role of education. It will be interesting to see what they come up with to deal with these issues. I’m curious about the subject of care giving in the context of HIV/AIDs. Factoring in the labor that most females do at home, such as cleaning and laundry, would affect the economy greatly. There are many problems between the equal sharing of responsibilities of males and females and society is going in a positive direction by discussing these topics.
David Lam
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