Assignment Task: Unpaid care work & (in)equality
Read the tutorial reading as listed in the QUT Readings List for week 5.
1. Consider these two statements:
"The day-to-day lives of women around the world share one important characteristic: unpaid care work is seen as a female responsibility. Around the world, women spend two to ten times more time on unpaid care work than men." (OECD, 2014) .
"Equality cannot be achieved without addressing who takes on, and who is expected to take on, carking responsibilities (Australian Government, Working for Women Strategy).
Critically discuss these statements in groups by adopting equality and/or non-discrimination as critical lens. Need Assignment Help?
2. Provide recommendations for reforms to address the unpaid care/labour gap and its flow-on effects.