If unpaid family care in the United States were an industry, it would be worth roughly $600 billion a year and involve about 38 million caregivers providing an average of 18 hours of care a week,.
According to the latest stats, more than 65 million American women provide unpaid care in the form of child care, family care and eldercare. And a majority of these women do so while holding full- or.
The pandemic has taken a huge toll on women, as it has exacerbated many of the challenges they already faced, including access to financing, industry segmentation, family commitments and confidence..
As of 2022, women overall are paid an average of $0.83 for every dollar paid to men. According to a recent GOBankingRates survey of 1,003 American women from across the country, 20% of women are.
Providing federally funded child care and paid leave to parents could boost the U.S. economy by as much as $1 trillion by 2028, according to a report released by Moody's Corp. on March 8 .