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 [...]
The pandemic exposed gender inequality: Let’s seize the opportunity to remedy it
We can use this as an opportunity to reimagine a different future, one that values gender equality, women’s participation and women’s leadership. Women must be part of COVID-19 response and [...]
Providing Support to Older Adults
People age 50 and above commonly provide health, personal, and other types of care and support to other older adults living with chronic conditions or disabilities. This support is often [...]
117. Caregiving in Crisis
The recession shadowing the COVID-19 pandemic has been frequently characterized as a “shecession”, but it might more accurately be called a “momcession”.
The Growing Need to Recognize the Work of Unpaid Family Caregivers
Even though the current needs for caregiving are unmet, the need for these caregivers is growing as the total number and the proportion of Americans over 65 years of age increases each year. [...]
