This joint ILO-UNDP report seeks to address one of the greatest challenges of our time: the reconciliation between work and family. Focused on Latin America and the Caribbean, the report argues that it is necessary to advance toward reconciliation of these two spheres through redistributing care responsibilities between men and women, as well as among the family, the State, the market and society as a whole. This is a fundamental aspect for promoting equality in the world of work and reducing poverty. It is also an essential condition for making progress towards gender equality. The report also shows that the work-family agenda is not only socially indispensable for the promotion of decent work and exercise of human rights, but that it will also have positive results in terms of labour, economic and productive issues.