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With men in hiding, arrested or killed, many women find themselves having to cope with a range of additional responsibilities in providing and caring for their families.

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Practically, the economically active population from the rural areas, the share of which in 2007 constituted 55.1% is given the choice between two opportunities: – to accept work that brings a modest income, performed under unfavourable employment conditions and with a high risk of illness and a poor life, or immigrate in the urban areas and find a more attractive and more motivated job or leave the country insearch for a job that would ensure sufficient income to sustain the family.

A deferred old-age pension is not granted to a person to whom a state pension has been granted (except a survivor’s pension or a national pension upon loss of a provider).

Such stereotypes put pressure on them to be ‘tough’ and to be the ‘breadwinner’; resulting in conditions of labor that are often harsh and that may involve injury, violence, crime, and imprisonment (military service, policing, firefighting, etc.).

Dignified and wellremunerated employment, a stable situation and security are prerequisites to raising a family and building a life.

Furthermore, for many who have lost their job or whose income is reduced in the absence of social protection systems, shifting to vulnerable and informal employment is often the only way they can support themselves and their family.

Social assistance provides protection for society’s most vulnerable groups, for example, those with no means of support, including single-parent households, victims of natural disasters (as in the recent case of Haiti) or civil conflict (which isrampant in various parts of the world), disabled persons and the very destitute among the poor.

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The fact that the State party provides convicts’ basic needs cannot justify the disproportionate remuneration as convicts also continue to pay rent and support their families.

The report of the independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty (A/64/279) noted that, because Government employment protection measures were often based on the stereotype of the male breadwinner and female caregiver, they tended to focus on male-dominated areas of the economy.

Among smallholder farmers, a greater emphasis should be placed on women, who play a key role in agriculture but often face challenges in moving beyond subsistence farming, as they lack access to key resources.

In addition, indigenous women and girls often face additional barriers in their attempts to report violence to authorities or press charges against perpetrators because, for example, it could mean losing a breadwinner or a main source of subsistence if the man is the one in charge of providing it through traditional livelihoods such as hunting or fishing.

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