Policy Brief: Unpaid Care and Domestic Work Training of Trainers’ Manual

This is an abridged version of the manual titled ‘Unpaid Care and Domestic Work Training of Trainers’ Manual developed by UN Women in collaboration with the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs, Ethiopia Country Office. The objective of the manual is to introduce and investigate the concept of unpaid care and domestic work (UCDW). It makes a significant contribution to the contemporary discussion and debate on UCDW issues and how they affect women’s social lives and economic empowerment. Through training, it is hoped to build a pool of partnerships to influence the national government, communities, and other stakeholders to better recognize the role of care work in the economy, to empower stakeholders to advocate for a more equitable distribution of care responsibilities and greater support for caregivers by addressing the gender gap that results from a lack of awareness and appreciation of unpaid care and domestic work (UCDW).