What is the Care Economy?

The Care Economy refers to economic activities related to providing care services, either through paid employment or unpaid household work.

Types of Care Work

1. Paid Care Work

  • Doctors and nurses
  • Caregivers
  • Anganwadi workers
  • ASHA workers
  • Domestic workers
  • Home healthcare professionals

2. Unpaid Care Work

  • Family members caring for elderly parents
  • Childcare within households
  • Household chores
  • Care for disabled family members

The Care Economy forms an essential pillar of a country's social and economic development but often remains undervalued in national income calculations.