A guide to public investments in the care economy: Estimating care deficits, investment costs and economic returns

International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
What is it?

This publication was created as part of the UN Women–ILO joint programme, “Promoting decent employment for women through inclusive growth policies and investments in the care economy”.

It presents the key findings and lessons learned from applying the UN Women–ILO policy tool, “A guide to public investments in the care economy: Policy support tool for estimating care deficits, investment costs, and economic returns”, in Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, and Nepal.

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