The value of unpaid care and domestic work has been estimated at around 11 trillion US dollars—roughly 9 per cent of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP)—while low-paid domestic workers make up more than 20 per cent of the global care workforce. Social protection mechanisms can play a major role in achieving a balance between increasing access to high-quality care and reducing gender inequalities resulting from unpaid care work.
This episode focuses on how social protection mechanisms, particularly social care services, can help ameliorate the inequities involved in care work, including access, recognition and remuneration.
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For our Quick Wins segment, Ralf Radermacher, Head of the Social Protection Sector Initiative at GIZ, shared some key takeaways from the Global Forum on Adaptive Social Protection, a 3-day event that gathered policymakers, practitioners, and social protection experts to jointly examine and discuss the scope and potential of ASP to foster resilience and promote adaptation.
Quick Wins Resource
Emerging Trends in the Indo-Pacific Series Ep. 02 | Social Protection for Gig Workers in Southeast Asia
Ep. 37 | The Evolution of Social Protection in the Pacific
Ep. 36 | Gender-Transformative Social Protection
Ep. 35 | Exploring COP28: Supporting Just Transition through Social Protection
Ep. 34 | Looking Back on Social Protection in 2023
Shaping the G20 Agenda: Social Protection, Development and Global Priorities
Children on the Move
Accountability in Social Protection and Humanitarian Contexts
Impacts of Social Protection
Home-Grown School Feeding Programmes
Resilience building through Adaptive Social Protection
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: Active Labour Market Policies
GBV Series Ep. 3 | Addressing and Supporting Survivors of Violence through Social Protection
GBV Series Ep. 2 | Designing Social Protection to Safeguard and Mitigate against Gender-Based Violence
GBV Series Ep. 1| How Can Social Protection Impact Gender-Based Violence?
Ep. 22 | Digital Financial Inclusion
Ep. 21 | Looking Back at Social Protection in 2022
Ep.20 | Addressing Climate Risks through Social Protection
Ep. 19 | Mind the Nutrition Gap
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