https://avpn.asia/insights/financing-the-care-economy-in-the-global-sout...
As the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the provision of care as key to the wellbeing of families, communities, economies and societies. In Asia and the Pacific, and globally, this work is typically unpaid and mostly carried out by women. This work has illuminated the need and opportunity to explore innovative delivery models, including market driven and blended solutions between the public and private sector. The main aim of this knowledge paper is for investors and policy-makers to understand the opportunities and pathways in driving investment into the care economy. This paper also uncovers barriers and provide recommendations on channeling more capital into the care economy, critical to unlocking women’s economic empowerment and to developing thriving and sustainable economies.
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