
Why Canadians should care about the global care economy
Care work is
undervalued both in Canada and around the world — it’s time to bring it into
the conversation about women’s empowerment and gender equality, argues Ito Peng.
Canada research chair in Global Social Policy and director of the Centre for Global Social Policy, University of Toronto
Ito Peng is Canada Research Chair in Global Social Policy and Director of the Centre for Global Social Policy at the University of Toronto. She is also a Distinguished Fellow of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. She is currently working with APF Canada on a project linking Canadian women business leaders with interests in Asia on the care economy.
Care work is
undervalued both in Canada and around the world — it’s time to bring it into
the conversation about women’s empowerment and gender equality, argues Ito Peng.