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Addressing Care to Accelerate Equality

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dc.contributor.authorAhmed, Tanima
dc.contributor.authorDevercelli, Amanda
dc.contributor.authorGlinskaya, Elena
dc.contributor.authorNasir, Rudaba
dc.contributor.authorRawlings, Laura B.
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-14T14:19:07Z
dc.date.available2023-08-14T14:19:07Z
dc.date.issued2023-08
dc.description.abstractThe care economy is essential in daily life and a driver of economic growth, human capital development, and employment. Gender is a defining characteristic of the care economy. Women spend 3.2 times more time on unpaid care work than men and constitute the majority of the care workforce. Disproportionate unpaid care responsibilities and a lack of access to quality, accessible, affordable care services impede women’s economic participation and affect their overall well-being. Investments in the care sector are essential to accelerate equality and could generate up to 299 million jobs worldwide by 2035. Globally, the need for care services is high. Worldwide, 43 percent of all children below primary-school-entry age—350 million children—need childcare but do not have access to it. The need for eldercare is also growing as the population continues to age and face chronic health conditions. The World Bank actively supports countries in addressing this care crisis. This thematic policy note reviews many of the issues, evidence, and lessons learned.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099024308082313186/IDU09d04a7db0655b044870839a06a35287e32b5
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/40184
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40184
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Group Gender Thematic Policy Notes Series
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectCARE ECONOMY
dc.subjectUNPAID WORK
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectCHILDCARE
dc.subjectGENDER ROLES
dc.subjectGENDER NORMS
dc.subjectPROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY
dc.titleAddressing Care to Accelerate Equalityen
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okr.crossref.titleAddressing Care to Accelerate Equality
okr.date.disclosure2023-08-08
okr.date.lastmodified2023-08-08T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::World Bank Gender Thematic Policy Notes Series
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okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/40184
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okr.topicIndustry::Health Care Services Industry
okr.topicGender::Gender Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicGender::Gender and Social Policy
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.unitGender Director (HGNDR)
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