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Women and Cities (Part 2) : The Care Conundrum


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In part 2 of Women and Cities, economist and policy-making researcher Chris Choong helps us to understand the issue of unpaid care work in the context of gender inequality and the economy. He shares insights from the 2019 Time to Care report that he co-authored, which uses time-use survey to attempt to measure and put value in care work. He touches on the concept of social reproduction and women's double burden, and postulates upon the connection between women's travel pattern and the nature of care work. And he suggests ways our government and the private sector could better remedy this 'care crisis', among which is data. 

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Resilient TogetherBy Urbanice Malaysia