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16 de jul. de 2018 · Across field and laboratory studies, researchers find that women volunteer for non-promotable tasks more than men; that women are more frequently asked to take such tasks on; and that when...
For volunteering to work towards gender equality, policies on volunteering must analyse how women and men are able to benefit from volunteering, and must make provisions to address inequalities and discrimination.
It explores the distinctive contributions of volunteerism for gender equality and women’s empowerment within resilience contexts and provides insights on how to enhance gender equality and inclusion in volunteerism as part of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
4 de may. de 2023 · Volunteering provides unique benefits to organisations, recipients, and potentially the volunteers themselves. This umbrella review examined the benefits of volunteering and their potential moderators.
4 de mar. de 2021 · Research shows that women are more likely to volunteer for organizations in the areas of social and health services, particularly unpaid care work beyond the household, while male volunteer participants are often found in political, economic and scientific fields.
Participation in voluntary action can facilitate women’s empowerment by enabling them to develop their capacities, obtain new skills and increase their chances of social participation when they may not be allowed in other spheres of work or family.
Globally, women take on the majority of volunteer work, 57%, and an even bigger share of informal volunteering, 59%, often as an extension of unpaid care roles. Social, environmental and technological changes are all influencing volunteering in 2018.
