Care economy
Guidelines for care policies from a gender, territorial and intersectional perspective
Latin America and the Caribbean are experiencing a care crisis that disproportionately affects women, especially those facing multiple forms of intersectional exclusion. This crisis is reflected in a growing demand for care, linked to interrelated processes such as the rapid ageing of the population, changes in the labour market, the impacts of climate change, migration movements—which alter care dynamics in both origin and destination territories—and the insufficiency of care services and infrastructure. For this reason, it is urgent to work on the design and strengthening of care policies as a cornerstone of more inclusive and sustainable development in the region.
This document sets out the foundations for implementing care policies with a territorial perspective, describes the extent and the ways in which care policies take place in territories that are heterogeneous in political, social, economic and cultural terms in the region, presents the main challenges for their implementation, and outlines the key guidelines for designing and implementing care policies in the territories.
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- ILO, ECLAC, UN Women and UNDP
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