| Home-based care
The
Global Coalition on Women and AIDS seeks to:
Value care givers. Most of the burden of caring for
the sick falls on women. Sometimes young, sometimes
old, they are rarely equipped with the information and
resources they need. It is time to acknowledge the value
of this work and give it the support it deserves. |
All over the world women are expected to take the lead in
domestic work and in providing care to family members.
HIV and AIDS have significantly increased
the care burden for many women. Poverty and poor public services
have also combined with AIDS to turn the care burden for women
into a crisis with far-reaching social, health and economic
consequences.
The term 'care economy' is sometimes used
to describe the many tasks carried out mostly by women and
girls at home such as cooking, cleaning, fetching water and
many other activities associated with caring for the young,
sick and elderly in the household. The value of the time,
energy and resources required to perform this unpaid work
is hardly recognized and accounted for, despite its critical
contribution to the overall economy and society in general.
CONVENING AGENCY
United
Nations Development Fund for Women
HelpAge
International
World
Young Women's Christian Association
RELATED DOCUMENTS
Backgrounder:
Care, women and AIDS
HelpAge International:
Age and security
HelpAge
International Publications
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