caregivers

US Care Policy Scorecard: Assessing federal unpaid and underpaid care policies in the US

July 19, 2023

The US Care Policy Scorecard demonstrates that federal UUCW policies are severely lacking, and the needs of caregivers and care workers are not being met by federal policies. It is women of color and immigrant women who are most harmed by the US’s failure to fully support working families, caregivers, and care workers.

Care in the time of coronavirus: Why care work needs to be at the centre of a post-COVID-19 feminist future

June 25, 2020

New research by Oxfam and partners reveals that while COVID-19 and the related containment efforts have caused increases in women’s – and men’s – unpaid care workloads, women are still doing the bulk of this work.