Time for Family, to connect, to care
As we approach the close of another year, we would like to take a moment to extend our heartfelt greetings and warmest wishes to all of you. Christmas is a time of joy, reflection, and gratitude, [...]
Christmas Holidays: Time for Family Only
The Christmas holiday season is widely celebrated around the world, with traditions and customs varying across different cultures and religions. It is a time for families to come together, share [...]
Transforming Care Systems: UN System Policy Paper
Despite the inherited value of unpaid work to societies, communities and families, it is excluded from economic calculations and ends up perpetuating inequalities. [United Nations, July 2024]. [...]
Australia: Parental Leave and Dad Pay
The utilization of Parental Leave Pay (PLP) and Dad and Partner Pay (DAPP) among Australian parents reveals significant take-up of PLP by eligible mothers, underscoring its role in supporting new [...]
Australia: How mothers and fathers share child care
How couples share looking after children, planning and coordinating children’s activities, and helping children with remote learning. Data were collected in the AIFS Families in Australia [...]
Strategies to Compensate Unpaid Caregivers: A Policy Scan
To better understand the current policy gaps and how we might better support unpaid family caregivers moving forward, this report summarizes the policies in place to compensate family caregivers [...]
United Nations Resolution Recognizing and Promoting Care Economy
The Commission for Social Development, acting by consensus on the final day of its sixty-second session, approved without a vote and forwarded the draft resolution titled “Promoting care [...]
The Friends Who Are Caring for Each Other in Older Age
Too often, being cared for can mean feeling like a burden. But friends who care for one another flip that dynamic. [Rhaina Cohen – The Atlantic, 12 February 2024.] READ MORE
