“The care economy is largely gendered, with women shouldering the biggest share of the burden,” she stated. Unpaid care work is estimated to contribute $10.8 trillion to global output annually, approximately 13% of global GDP.”
“Deliberate efforts must be instituted to create an appropriate environment to sustain care work and address barriers to its execution”
“The patriarchal society in which women continue to be viewed by themselves and others as caregivers, and men as protectors, has continued to undermine and perpetuate inequalities in the provision of care work”
“Unpaid care and domestic work is, in effect, a ‘subsidy’ to the business sector, a transfer, or even a ‘gift’ from the institution of the household”
“There is a need to make deliberate investments to address issues within the care economy through a multi-sectoral approach”