Men and unpaid care work

Men and unpaid care work

Men and unpaid care work How can men help to lift the burden on women and take on their fair share of unpaid care work? Recognising the unequal burden of unpaid care work is vital, but it’s not enough to transform women’s rights. To empower women, their...
Saving labour and time

Saving labour and time

Saving labour and time How sharing technology, community services and knowledge can lessen the burden of unpaid care work When women and their families are stuck completing the same daily activities, again and again, their work is never done. The water and firewood...
Policy and unpaid care work

Policy and unpaid care work

Policy and unpaid care work How policy can help to balance the inequalities surrounding unpaid care work The gendered nature and unequal burden of unpaid care work is a key challenge to attaining women’s economic empowerment. Given the disproportionate amount of time...
Tackling the burden of unpaid care work

Tackling the burden of unpaid care work

Tackling the burden of unpaid care work How we can use the four 'Rs' approach to create real change Unpaid care work can consume large parts of a woman’s day. So what solutions can we use to support women to reclaim their time, their agency and their power? In...
The realities of unpaid care work

The realities of unpaid care work

The realities of unpaid care work Stories of three women being held back Traditional gender roles that see cooking and cleaning, among many other domestic tasks, as strictly women’s work are often deeply embedded in the minds of both men and women. In this...