Netright advocates creation of National Care Policy for unpaid care workers
The Network for Women’s Right in Ghana (Netright) has called for the formation of a National Care Policy to address the unequal burden of unpaid care work on women and adolescent girls in Ghana.
It has also asked the Government to place value on unpaid care work and quantify its contribution to national development in Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Unpaid care work refers to all the non-remunerated tasks and responsibilities carried out within households and communities that support the well-being of others.
These include caring for children, the elderly, and sick or disabled family members, cooking, cleaning, laundry, and other household chores, collecting water and firewood (especially in rural settings) and volunteering in community care.
Ms Patricia Blankson Akakpo, the Exe...
