NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

Global events have led to an unprecedented demand for care, but care worker shortages and decent work deficits persist. The fragile and inadequate care infrastructure worldwide relies heavily on the paid and unpaid care work of women and girls in all their diversity, work which is often left unrecognized. Over the past several years, numerous initiatives and policies have emerged to catalyze change, reflecting a growing global recognition of the importance of care work as a social investment and public good that drives inclusive and sustainable development. Despite this recognition, extensive policy, data, and other gaps persist.

In response, the Center for Global Development, The Asia Foundation, CIPPEC, Women Deliver, and the International Center for Research on Women developed the Global Roadmap for Action on the Care Economy (GRAC), in support of the Global Alliance for Care. The GRAC provides a strategic framework that maps the global care landscape and its opportunities, highlights existing data and gaps in measurement, supports coordination efforts, and provides insights to inform future advocacy, research, policy action, and financing.

This seminar will introduce the GRAC and its vision in detail and hear from experts from governments, civil society, multilateral organizations, and donors on new research and key initiatives related to the global care economy. Speakers will also share how the GRAC is relevant to their work and discuss how we can work together to implement its recommendations.

Time: 10:00 – 11:30 ET