1. Unpaid Care – Why and How to Invest: Policy Briefing for National Governments
- Author:
- Man-Kwun Chan
- Publication Date:
- 01-2018
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Oxfam Publishing
- Abstract:
- Investments which support households to better meet their unpaid care responsibilities – such as childcare, food preparation and laundry – can yield substantial returns in terms of macro-economic growth, job creation and other key government priorities. This briefing looks at selected evidence and examples and argues that governments should: include commitments to support households’ unpaid care work in relevant policies and programmes, and collect data on unpaid care to support policy making; increase households’ access to care-supporting infrastructure and services; encourage men and boys to share care work; and step up efforts to give women a real voice in policy making, and a real opportunity to speak out about unpaid care.
- Topic:
- Gender Issues, Labor Issues, Health Care Policy, and Inequality
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus