Guide de Dialogue Politique Pour le Travail Domestique Non Rémunéré

In Guide de Dialogue Politique Pour le Travail Domestique Non Rémunéré, Population Reference Bureau (PRB) helps users who are working on unpaid care policy to develop a cohesive, coordinated, and compelling policy communication strategy grounded in data and tailored to their country’s context. It includes seven sections with information, real-world examples from Francophone West Africa, and accessible exercises to teach users how to effectively share knowledge, interact with policy stakeholders, and frame participatory processes for discussing the decisions, plans, and actions that address unpaid care work at local and national levels.

Ito Peng and Maria Floro provided key informant interviews and served as technical reviewers in developing the guide.

Ito Peng is the Canada Research Chair in Global Social Policy, Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at the Department of Sociology and the School of Public Policy and Governance, and the Director of the Centre for Global Social Policy.

Professor Maria S. Floro is Professor Emerita of Economics at American University (AU) in Washington DC. She is Special Adviser of the Care Economy Africa Adaptation Project and part of the Care Economies in Context Project.

Citation

Population Reference Bureau. (2024). Guide de dialogue politique pour le travail domestique non rémunéré. https://www.prb.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10.30.24-Guide-de-dialogue-politique-pour-le-travail-domestique-non-remunere.pdf

How to use this guide

You can use this guide as a step-by-step process to develop a policy-focused communication strategy that integrates unpaid domestic work (UDW), or you can use specific sections to support your efforts to change existing UDW policies. Each section includes exercises that will help you apply what you have learned. Many exercises build on each other and will require you to use information from previous exercises.

It is recommended that you and your partners use this guide in small groups to encourage cooperative learning, constructive brainstorming, and consensus-building when developing your communication strategy for policies. You should regularly refer to the content of the sections and exercises when planning and implementing your strategy.

A solid communication strategy is ultimately just one part of the process for successful policy change. No matter how you decide to use this guide, you can always explore the additional tools, resources, and information provided throughout to help you complete your strategy and communication activities for policies.