Older women’s care work the forgotten pillar of African society
Older women in Ghana, and the rest of the continent, perform vital, unpaid labour, sustaining families and communities, often without recognition or support
Unpaid work
Women’s unpaid work results in time-poverty which reduces gender equity and women’s economic empowerment
Women are thus forced into lower-paying jobs, leading to limited economic productivity and growth of national economies
Covid-19 reveals cracks in the ‘care economy’
Unpaid labour, primarily done by women, played an essential role in sustaining society during the pandemic – now policymakers must give this work its proper due
