User:Leannajara/Care work

To create a change in the unequal time spent in unpaid care work, redefining social norms and obligations of care work is crucial to address the economic and gender inequality between men and women. Along with this, redistribution, reduction, recognition, and reinforcement from policy changes and private sectors, is necessary for sustainability to better promote gender equality and making care work services accessible for more families globally, to further help these women in developing countries with the double burden. Economic and social crises add an increase of risk that targets women, children and the poor where resources are limited and where women's social obligations are intensified. The rise of globalization also creates economic pressures where women's vulnerability magnifies in paid labor, where many migrant women may translocate or enter in employments where they over work for underpay, all while handling the burden of unpaid care work. Globalization's growing economy has put a demand on migrant care workers where men’s participation in care chains is absent, making the responsibility of care work to be highly gendered but has also created this chain in women’s care work. The responsibility of unpaid care work is highly divided by gender, where women are exploited in paid and unpaid labor leaving women searching for economic support by resources and policies instituted by governments or local areas to help alleviate this double burden. Re-examining and redefining the value of unpaid care work is crucial to understand it's social contribution in economic development so that there can be better economic opportunities for women and diminish the gender bias of care work.

Division by socio-economic class
As of 2010, the top 5 countries migrants come from in the United States are Mexico, India, Philippines, China (excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan), and Vietnam. (after 2nd)

It is easier for women to get jobs in child care or any other form of domestic care because "care is seen as being unskilled, unproductive and not 'work', despite being essential to the functioning of our society and economy." (after 7th)

With migrant women, women of religious groups, and many ethnic women being the most vulnerable they have been set by a socialized standard to take on domestic care work for wealthier households. (after 8th)

A remittance is the sending of cash and 270 million migrants send remittance to their home countries, in a typical year. (after last)