unpaid care work

Women’s participation in paid work is increasing, but their unpaid domestic, care and family labour remains largely unrecognised. The economy counts women when they enter payrolls while continuing to depend …

Care work was long treated as a private family duty, performed largely by women and excluded from economic thinking. It is now becoming a global policy, labour and investment priority. …

Morocco has become the first country in the Arab region and the second in Africa to adopt a national strategy for the care economy, covering unpaid care, care services, decent …

Contemporary women do not need another lecture on managing time. They need fairer homes, better workplaces, shared care, real rest and the freedom to grow without burning out.

Care work keeps the world running. UN Women’s latest care economy factsheet shows why investing in care systems can create jobs, reduce women’s unpaid workload and strengthen economies.

The Global Unemployment Gender Gap reveals more than joblessness. Women’s access to work is shaped by care, safety, law, hiring bias and whether they are counted in the labour force …

A new UNDP-backed report finds that rising debt servicing in developing countries disproportionately affects women. The study estimates 55 million women’s jobs at risk in the short term, a 17% …

A new study highlights the hidden time gap affecting women at work. From unpaid care to rigid work structures, here is how it impacts careers and what organisations must change.

The Gender Wealth Gap in India is not just about salary differences. It is about who owns assets, who inherits, who invests early, and who gets to compound wealth over …

When women’s earnings cross a visible threshold, resistance softens and respect grows. This commentary unpacks the honour–income trade-off, the 90-day tipping point, and what it takes to move families—and society—forward.