UCDW methodology

Measuring and understanding unpaid care and domestic work: Household Care Survey Toolkit

October 30, 2020

This toolkit provides guidance on using Oxfam’s Household Care Survey (HCS) methodology, which was developed by Oxfam as part of the WE-Care initiative to transform the provision of unpaid care and domestic work (UCDW).

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care Mid-Term Evaluation Report: Philippines

December 9, 2019

Overall, the evaluation finds that there is evidence unpaid care work is being reduced and redistributed. However, more sustained effort may be needed to shift social norms regarding who performs care work before awareness can be translated into positive behaviour. Nonetheless, efforts on recognition and representation are gaining more traction among people in the community.