Prioritising Care, Powering Economies: A G20 Agenda for Inclusive Growth and Women’s Empowerment
The provision of care is currently distributed unequally along gender lines, with women providing the majority of paid and unpaid care work, globally. Across G20 nations, women do twice as much unpaid care work as men, reflecting harmful and systemic gender norms, as well as the undervaluation of women’s work. In their article for the
Center for Global Development, Kelsey Harris and Victoria Duncan note that the G20 has acknowledged the significance of the care economy over the past decade particularly in the context of the 2014 Brisbane Goal to reduce the gender labour force participation gap by 25% by 2025. However, progress has been slow, with only nine out of nineteen G20 nations reaching it, and more work is required to fully close gender gaps in every G20 country. To do so, the G20 must prioritise the care economy to advance labour force participation, productivity levels, human capital, and tax revenue, as well as reduce poverty and long-term social expenditure. Developing a robust and inclusive care economy remains a core requirement for an accessible and sustainable labour market.
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