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Journal article

Who cares? HIV-related sickness, urban–rural linkages, and the gendered role of care in return migration in South Africa

01/03/2011

10 pages long

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Who cares? HIV-related sickness, urban–rural linkages, and the gendered role of care in return migration in South Africa

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Drawing on a 2008 household study conducted with internal and cross-border migrant households in Johannesburg, South Africa, this article explores the impact of HIV-related sickness and the gendered provision of care on migration patterns. Findings show that the provision of care helps to sustain links between the livelihood systems of urban and rural households. In […]

Journal article

The role of care and the local economy in women’s labour force participation: evidence from Mexico and Colombia in the pandemic era

31/08/2022

31 pages long

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The role of care and the local economy in women’s labour force participation: evidence from Mexico and Colombia in the pandemic era

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Overview

Women face disproportionate care burdens on their time because of traditional gender roles, lack of public policies supporting them and the lack of government services for satisfying society's care needs. This unequal distribution of care responsibilities reduces their opportunities to fully participate in labour markets. We argue that all else equal, women's physical proximity to […]

Briefing note

Who cares? The gendered distribution of unpaid care work in Jordan

22/09/2022

1 documents

15 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Pervasive global norms position men as breadwinners and women as caregivers; in every country in the world, women do more unpaid care work than men. This paper explores the gendered distribution of unpaid care work in Jordan, where female labour market participation is among the lowest in the world. It presents the key findings of […]

Briefing paper

Care in the Time of Coronavirus: Why care work needs to be at the centre of a post-COVID-19 feminist future

25/06/2020

7 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

New research by Oxfam and partners reveals that while COVID-19 and the related containment efforts have caused increases in women’s – and men’s – unpaid care workloads, women are still doing the bulk of this work. Women living in poverty, single mothers and essential workers as well as those belonging to minority racial and ethnic […]

Briefing paper

Business Briefing on Unpaid Care and Domestic Work: Why unpaid care by women and girls matters to business, and how companies can address it

04/06/2019

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

There is growing evidence that business leaders and managers understand that the unequal and heavy share of unpaid care and domestic work done by women and girls is an issue which matters to the effective (on-going) operations of their firms. Some companies have already taken practical steps to address the issue by supporting employees along […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Care Principles and Care-Responsiveness Barometer: Guidelines and toolkit for international financial institutions (IFIs)

06/12/2021

2 documents

84 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The architecture of development finance lacks a care perspective despite strong commitments to gender equality goals. The Care Principles and Care-Responsiveness Barometer have been developed as guiding tools for international financial institutions (IFIs) to promote, measure and improve the care-responsiveness of all their operations.

Journal article

‘My mother was a kitchen girl’: legal and policy responses to the problem of care for women who provide care in South Africa

31/08/2022

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘My mother was a kitchen girl’: legal and policy responses to the problem of care for women who provide care in South Africa

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Overview

Domestic labour or care work creates the conditions through which other labour can occur, however, the value that this work provides is scarcely recognised when lawmakers consider its remuneration and regulation. This paper investigates legal discrimination against providers of domestic labour in South Africa, especially at home involving women in relationships and domestic workers. This […]

Guidelines and toolkits

The Care-Responsiveness Barometer: A framework to plan, measure and improve the care-responsiveness of policies, investments and institutions

13/09/2021

2 documents

74 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Care work, paid, unpaid or underpaid, is a critical social and economic good. There is a need to place it at the core of all policy decisions and investments in development work, as well as across institutions. The Care-Responsiveness Barometer has been developed as a guiding tool for all institutions to plan, measure and improve […]

Journal article

The Care Policy Scorecard: a new tool to shift progress towards a caring economy

31/08/2022

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

The Care Policy Scorecard: a new tool to shift progress towards a caring economy

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Overview

COVID-19 has highlighted the centrality of care and women’s labour (paid and unpaid). While there is a growing body of literature on specific policy measures to address care work in different contexts, there is no global practical tool to track progress against key policy areas. This article introduces the Care Policy Scorecard, an evidence-based policy […]

Research report

Care in households and communities: Background paper on conceptual issues

07/10/2013

2 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s initiative ‘Innovations in Care’ aims to support development, humanitarian and advocacy practitioners to work more effectively on care issues. Care is understood as a major issue in promoting women’s human rights, empowerment and overcoming poverty and inequality. This paper clarifies the main conceptual issues, overlapping terms and debates relevant for local programming and research […]

Showing 438 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Who cares? HIV-related sickness, urban–rural linkages, and the gendered role of care in return migration in South Africa

01/03/2011

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Who cares? HIV-related sickness, urban–rural linkages, and the gendered role of care in return migration in South Africa

Keywords

Overview

Drawing on a 2008 household study conducted with internal and cross-border migrant households in Johannesburg, South Africa, this article explores the impact of HIV-related sickness and the gendered provision of care on migration patterns. Findings show that the provision of care helps to sustain links between the livelihood systems of urban and rural households. In […]

Journal article

The role of care and the local economy in women’s labour force participation: evidence from Mexico and Colombia in the pandemic era

31/08/2022

31 pages long

Free access through journal website

The role of care and the local economy in women’s labour force participation: evidence from Mexico and Colombia in the pandemic era

Keywords

Overview

Women face disproportionate care burdens on their time because of traditional gender roles, lack of public policies supporting them and the lack of government services for satisfying society's care needs. This unequal distribution of care responsibilities reduces their opportunities to fully participate in labour markets. We argue that all else equal, women's physical proximity to […]

Briefing note

Who cares? The gendered distribution of unpaid care work in Jordan

22/09/2022

1 documents

15 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Pervasive global norms position men as breadwinners and women as caregivers; in every country in the world, women do more unpaid care work than men. This paper explores the gendered distribution of unpaid care work in Jordan, where female labour market participation is among the lowest in the world. It presents the key findings of […]

Briefing paper

Care in the Time of Coronavirus: Why care work needs to be at the centre of a post-COVID-19 feminist future

25/06/2020

7 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

New research by Oxfam and partners reveals that while COVID-19 and the related containment efforts have caused increases in women’s – and men’s – unpaid care workloads, women are still doing the bulk of this work. Women living in poverty, single mothers and essential workers as well as those belonging to minority racial and ethnic […]

Briefing paper

Business Briefing on Unpaid Care and Domestic Work: Why unpaid care by women and girls matters to business, and how companies can address it

04/06/2019

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

There is growing evidence that business leaders and managers understand that the unequal and heavy share of unpaid care and domestic work done by women and girls is an issue which matters to the effective (on-going) operations of their firms. Some companies have already taken practical steps to address the issue by supporting employees along […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Care Principles and Care-Responsiveness Barometer: Guidelines and toolkit for international financial institutions (IFIs)

06/12/2021

2 documents

84 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The architecture of development finance lacks a care perspective despite strong commitments to gender equality goals. The Care Principles and Care-Responsiveness Barometer have been developed as guiding tools for international financial institutions (IFIs) to promote, measure and improve the care-responsiveness of all their operations.

Journal article

‘My mother was a kitchen girl’: legal and policy responses to the problem of care for women who provide care in South Africa

31/08/2022

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘My mother was a kitchen girl’: legal and policy responses to the problem of care for women who provide care in South Africa

Keywords

Overview

Domestic labour or care work creates the conditions through which other labour can occur, however, the value that this work provides is scarcely recognised when lawmakers consider its remuneration and regulation. This paper investigates legal discrimination against providers of domestic labour in South Africa, especially at home involving women in relationships and domestic workers. This […]

Guidelines and toolkits

The Care-Responsiveness Barometer: A framework to plan, measure and improve the care-responsiveness of policies, investments and institutions

13/09/2021

2 documents

74 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Care work, paid, unpaid or underpaid, is a critical social and economic good. There is a need to place it at the core of all policy decisions and investments in development work, as well as across institutions. The Care-Responsiveness Barometer has been developed as a guiding tool for all institutions to plan, measure and improve […]

Journal article

The Care Policy Scorecard: a new tool to shift progress towards a caring economy

31/08/2022

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

The Care Policy Scorecard: a new tool to shift progress towards a caring economy

Keywords

Overview

COVID-19 has highlighted the centrality of care and women’s labour (paid and unpaid). While there is a growing body of literature on specific policy measures to address care work in different contexts, there is no global practical tool to track progress against key policy areas. This article introduces the Care Policy Scorecard, an evidence-based policy […]

Research report

Care in households and communities: Background paper on conceptual issues

07/10/2013

2 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s initiative ‘Innovations in Care’ aims to support development, humanitarian and advocacy practitioners to work more effectively on care issues. Care is understood as a major issue in promoting women’s human rights, empowerment and overcoming poverty and inequality. This paper clarifies the main conceptual issues, overlapping terms and debates relevant for local programming and research […]

Showing 438 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Who cares? HIV-related sickness, urban–rural linkages, and the gendered role of care in return migration in South Africa

01/03/2011

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Who cares? HIV-related sickness, urban–rural linkages, and the gendered role of care in return migration in South Africa

Keywords

Overview

Drawing on a 2008 household study conducted with internal and cross-border migrant households in Johannesburg, South Africa, this article explores the impact of HIV-related sickness and the gendered provision of care on migration patterns. Findings show that the provision of care helps to sustain links between the livelihood systems of urban and rural households. In […]

Journal article

The role of care and the local economy in women’s labour force participation: evidence from Mexico and Colombia in the pandemic era

31/08/2022

31 pages long

Free access through journal website

The role of care and the local economy in women’s labour force participation: evidence from Mexico and Colombia in the pandemic era

Keywords

Overview

Women face disproportionate care burdens on their time because of traditional gender roles, lack of public policies supporting them and the lack of government services for satisfying society's care needs. This unequal distribution of care responsibilities reduces their opportunities to fully participate in labour markets. We argue that all else equal, women's physical proximity to […]

Briefing note

Who cares? The gendered distribution of unpaid care work in Jordan

22/09/2022

1 documents

15 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Pervasive global norms position men as breadwinners and women as caregivers; in every country in the world, women do more unpaid care work than men. This paper explores the gendered distribution of unpaid care work in Jordan, where female labour market participation is among the lowest in the world. It presents the key findings of […]

Briefing paper

Care in the Time of Coronavirus: Why care work needs to be at the centre of a post-COVID-19 feminist future

25/06/2020

7 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

New research by Oxfam and partners reveals that while COVID-19 and the related containment efforts have caused increases in women’s – and men’s – unpaid care workloads, women are still doing the bulk of this work. Women living in poverty, single mothers and essential workers as well as those belonging to minority racial and ethnic […]

Briefing paper

Business Briefing on Unpaid Care and Domestic Work: Why unpaid care by women and girls matters to business, and how companies can address it

04/06/2019

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

There is growing evidence that business leaders and managers understand that the unequal and heavy share of unpaid care and domestic work done by women and girls is an issue which matters to the effective (on-going) operations of their firms. Some companies have already taken practical steps to address the issue by supporting employees along […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Care Principles and Care-Responsiveness Barometer: Guidelines and toolkit for international financial institutions (IFIs)

06/12/2021

2 documents

84 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The architecture of development finance lacks a care perspective despite strong commitments to gender equality goals. The Care Principles and Care-Responsiveness Barometer have been developed as guiding tools for international financial institutions (IFIs) to promote, measure and improve the care-responsiveness of all their operations.

Journal article

‘My mother was a kitchen girl’: legal and policy responses to the problem of care for women who provide care in South Africa

31/08/2022

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘My mother was a kitchen girl’: legal and policy responses to the problem of care for women who provide care in South Africa

Keywords

Overview

Domestic labour or care work creates the conditions through which other labour can occur, however, the value that this work provides is scarcely recognised when lawmakers consider its remuneration and regulation. This paper investigates legal discrimination against providers of domestic labour in South Africa, especially at home involving women in relationships and domestic workers. This […]

Guidelines and toolkits

The Care-Responsiveness Barometer: A framework to plan, measure and improve the care-responsiveness of policies, investments and institutions

13/09/2021

2 documents

74 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Care work, paid, unpaid or underpaid, is a critical social and economic good. There is a need to place it at the core of all policy decisions and investments in development work, as well as across institutions. The Care-Responsiveness Barometer has been developed as a guiding tool for all institutions to plan, measure and improve […]

Journal article

The Care Policy Scorecard: a new tool to shift progress towards a caring economy

31/08/2022

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

The Care Policy Scorecard: a new tool to shift progress towards a caring economy

Keywords

Overview

COVID-19 has highlighted the centrality of care and women’s labour (paid and unpaid). While there is a growing body of literature on specific policy measures to address care work in different contexts, there is no global practical tool to track progress against key policy areas. This article introduces the Care Policy Scorecard, an evidence-based policy […]

Research report

Care in households and communities: Background paper on conceptual issues

07/10/2013

2 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s initiative ‘Innovations in Care’ aims to support development, humanitarian and advocacy practitioners to work more effectively on care issues. Care is understood as a major issue in promoting women’s human rights, empowerment and overcoming poverty and inequality. This paper clarifies the main conceptual issues, overlapping terms and debates relevant for local programming and research […]