Content with the tag: cuidado parental

In Spain, 10% of women perform care work, by far exceeding the 5% of male carers.

According to this study, in comparison with the year 2002, in 2010 there was an increase in the time that mothers, and even more so fathers, devoted to their children. Despite this, the gender gap persists.

Despite a slight increase in participation by men, this study shows that housework and childcare represented a heavier workload for women during the lockdown.

Caring for children and dependent elderly people, cooking, cleaning the house… what economic value can we attribute to unpaid domestic tasks? We calculate what this invisible work would represent for Spain’s GDP. 

Where and by whom do we prefer to be cared for when facing dependency? We analyse the role of the family and of public and private services as care providers.