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An Economy of Care

Unpaid care work, worth $10.8 trillion globally, remains invisible in economic systems despite sustaining the workforce and corporate productivity. Investing in care infrastructure is essential for gender equality, higher female participation, and inclusive economic growth. Unpaid care work produces $10.8 trillion in annual economic value. CSW70 called for care infrastructure investment. The corporate sector extracts…

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Empowered in Rhetoric, Why India’s Gender

India’s women empowerment narrative is strong in policy and rhetoric, but real outcomes remain unequal due to flawed system design, data gaps, and ignored structural constraints like unpaid care work. True empowerment requires redesigning policies around evidence, accountability, and women’s lived realities—not just participation or intent. India speaks the language of women’s empowerment fluently. does…

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