Note for Equality N° 3: Rural women work more and earn less

How to promote the empowerment of rural women?

●  Measuring the working time of women through time use surveys in order to value and recognize the economic contribution of women in rural areas.

●  Implementing care policies to liberate women’s time and promote their full participation in the labour market.

●  Supporting the development and use of technologies and infrastructure that reduce the hours women devote to unpaid work activities (household chores and family care).

●  Including a gender perspective in productive development policies, particularly in agricultural and territorial development policies.

●  Improving the conditions for movement and transport, enhancing women’s access to such services in rural areas.

●  Promoting policies that enhance labour opportunities in the rural domain and ensure equality, especially for women engaged in temporary and part-time work.

●  Guaranteeing the access of women to productive assets, including land and natural resources, as well as access to productive credit.