The global value of unpaid care by women 10.8 trillion according to the latest report on global inequality published by Oxfam International this week. It particularly highlights the need to recognise the extent and economic importance of unpaid care to the economy and the need for legislation to protect carers.
Here are some more recommended academic resources on unpaid care.
Remember to consult the methodology of the statistics used some focus on social care others may include household chores.
How much is your unpaid care worth?
try using the Global Care calculator from Oxfam to calculate the worth of household chores, care responsibilities and community support.
How much unpaid care is there in the UK?
Oxfam Scotland calculated unpaid care in Scotland at 36 billion
In 2017 Office for National Statistics calculated unpaid social care for elderly and dependents at 57 billion for the economy. This was rising due to the rise in number of elderly people.
The causes and impact of the increase have been examined in
Unpaid Care in England: Future Patterns and Potential Support Strategies
Nicola Brimblecombe, Jose-Luis Fernandez, Martin Knapp, Amritpal Rehill and Raphael Wittenberg
ESHCRU at LSE, based in the Personal Social Services Research Unit.
It considers the implications of changes in the supply of unpaid care for individuals and the state
CarersUK provides information on the impact of care on carers. Their State of Caring 2019 report interviewed 7,500 carers about their experiences. They provide details of financial hardship and ill health as a result of caring. "72% of carers responding said they had suffered mental ill health as a result of caring and 61% reported physical ill health as a result of caring"
Campaigners including the New Economics Foundation have used economic analysis to call for greater protection for unpaid carers.In 2019 in a model they built for the NHS they placed the burden on the NHS of supporting unpaid carers in England at between £24bn and £37bn each year, and growing due to pressures of care causing mental and physical health issues
The Womens Budget Group analyses the disproportionate impact on women of unpaid care as
A 2018 House of Commons briefing gives a good summary of the Uk policy and issues at stake at the time of publication. It highlight relevant recent reports and stakeholders with links to their website
For recent academic articles on the topic try searching Social Care Online
How does the UK compare with elsewhere? Do women do the bulk of the work.
the OECD estimates that 'Around the world, women spend two to ten times more time on unpaid care work than men'. in 2014. This paper examines the gender gap in care work paid and unpaid comparing the experience in Western and Asian and African nations.
In December 2019 the ILO published. The Unpaid Care Work and the Labour Market. An analysis of time use data based on the latest World Compilation of Time-use Surveys. it concluded' Across the world, without exception, women carry out three-quarters of unpaid care work, or more than 75 per cent of the total hours provided.' This echoed an earlier report from 2018 on the Asia Pacific that found 'that women do 4 times more unpaid care work than men'.
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