Online Discussion on Women and Men: Equal Sharing of Responsibilities

July 7 - August 1, 2008

This online discussion is part of the preparatory process for the 53rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in 2009, which will consider “The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS” as its priority theme. We encourage you to share your ideas and experiences as input to further development of global policy in this area.

Each of the first three weeks of the discussion will be devoted to a specific theme, while the last week will provide the opportunity to wrap up and to raise additional issues if necessary.

The purpose of the online discussion is to contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the issues and to identify good practices and strategies required to accelerate gender equality in this regard.

Contributions made to this online discussion will serve as a resource to the work of the Commission on the Status of Women in developing concrete recommendation on the issue of equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS