And the reason for that is because there's a reproductive division of labor.

86. Eradicating poverty means ensuring that women can be productively employed on equal terms.

Much of its wealth reflects the increased value of energy, not productive economic activity.

Under this scheme consideration may be given to an individual, or a group of individuals, willing to create, consolidate or maintain a productive project.

of 1976, which requires administrative departments to provide their employees with basic and advanced training.

Poverty remains the main obstacle to overcome on the way to an equitable international economic system because it stems from an unequal level of production and an unbalanced income distribution among countries.

The depletion of forestry resources, in particular, has had a significant negative impact on women first, apart from their value as a productive resource, trees protect the quality of soil and water.

It is industry more than any other productive sector that provides a breeding ground for entrepreneurship, promotes business investment, fosters technological upgrading and dynamism, improves human skills and creates skilled jobs, and through inter sectoral linkages establishes the foundation for both agriculture and services to expand.

At E.U. level in recent years, gender equality has also been regarded from the viewpoint of its economic importance as a productive factor, due to its connection to the demographic problem and the labour market on the one hand, and social cohesion on the other, as well as its connection to the view of the family as a productive unit.

Mr. YAKOVENKO (Russian Federation) said that the 2005 World Summit Outcome had reaffirmed the determination of the international community to achieve the goals set out in the United Nations Millennium Declaration, in particular the goal of development, and had stated that an efficient productive sector was one of the major tools for fighting poverty.