Region

Africa

Several of the Centre’s faculty affiliates have research interests located in Africa. Ito Peng’s Care Economies in Context has two African country cases: Kenya and Senegal. In addition, Laura Bisaillon has ongoing research in Ethiopia and Erik Schneiderhan has research in South Africa.

Projects
6
Outputs
21

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Policy Tools Reports

Consolidated report: A guide to public investments in the care economy: Estimating care deficits, investment costs and economic returns

20 January 2025

Project Lead(s)

  • UN Women

  • International Labour Organization (ILO)

A guide to public investments in the care economy: Policy support tool for estimating care deficits, investment costs, and economic returns
Policy Tools

A guide to public investments in the care economy: Policy support tool for estimating care deficits, investment costs, and economic returns

20 January 2025

Project Lead(s)

  • UN Women

  • International Labour Organization (ILO)

Policy Tools Guides

Transforming Care Systems in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals and Our Common Agenda

20 January 2025

Project Lead(s)

  • UN Women

  • Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

  • Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

  • International Labour Organization (ILO)

Guides

Guide de Dialogue Politique Pour le Travail Domestique Non Rémunéré

9 January 2025

Project Lead(s)

  • Population Reference Bureau

Opinions Think Pieces

The overlooked role of unions in healthcare quality research

26 November 2024

Project Lead(s)
Opinions Think Pieces

Climate change is making it harder for people to get the care they need

26 November 2024

Project Lead(s)
Academic Books and Articles Book Chapters

COVID-19, Global Care, and Migration

18 September 2024

Project Lead(s)
Journal Articles

Care as an Intersectional Point to Analyze Socio-Economy

18 September 2024

Project Lead(s)
Reports Policy Briefs

UN Women: A Toolkit on Paid and Unpaid Carework: From 3Rs to 5Rs

31 July 2024

Project Lead(s)

  • UN Women

Project Profiles

Country Profile: Care Economy in Senegal

1 February 2024

Project Lead(s)
Academic Books and Articles Journal Articles

Demographic, health, and economic transitions and the future care burden

26 January 2024

Project Lead(s)
Research Findings Reports

ILO Report: Care at Work: Investing in Care Leave Policies and Services for a Gender-Equal World of Work

10 January 2024