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COVID was a ‘gendered pandemic’, with women carrying very different burdens to men. A three-year New Zealand research project aimed to overcome the urge to forget, and provide lessons for the future.
Alva Gotby’s book encourages women to refuse the labour of care – and even suggests abolishing the nuclear family.
Alternative working arrangements like gig platforms might help immigrant workers find temporary work, but many care professionals are still unable to find permanent jobs in their industry.
Among the top economists surveyed was the man who designed Australia’s higher education loans scheme – who described funding for vocational education as a “mess”.
It’s time to complete the picture and recognize public expenditures on supports for family caregivers as social investments in the well-being of individuals, families and communities
New research shows that though we are good at making healthy choices for those we care for, we are often subsequently less good at taking care of ourselves.
Women often feel stuck caring for others. We must consider how we can learn from them and from care scholars about what needs to change.
On average, mothers did two hours of childcare for every one hour done by fathers during lockdown. Will that change once children are all back in school?
We need a new childcare system that encourages women to work, not punishes them for it
Teaching robots to care for us in old age will be child’s play.
Working as a professional carer is a stressful and high-pressure job. Making sure carers have the right training and support is crucial.
Once artificial intelligence takes over task-based and calculative jobs, the invisible care work that underpins our offices, marketplaces and institutions could finally become more visible and valued.
An emphasis on the autonomy of people with learning disabilities has put distance between care workers and the people they support.
It’s no longer about taking dementia seriously, but doing something serious about it.
When we think of nurses, we generally think of someone with high social motivation and a strong desire to help people. The nurturing, altruistically motivated individual – probably female – plays strongly…
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