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Unpaid Care - Why and How to Invest: Policy briefing for national governments
Chan, Man-Kwun
Chan, Man-Kwun
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2018-01-12
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8
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<p>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:</p>
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<li>include commitments to support households' unpaid care work in relevant policies and programmes, and collect data on unpaid care to support policy making;</li>
<li>increase households' access to care-supporting infrastructure and services;</li>
<li>encourage men and boys to share care work; and</li>
<li>step up efforts to give women a real voice in policy making, and a real opportunity to speak out about unpaid care.</li>
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978-1-78748-160-2