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SUMMARY:Equalities and Employment in 2020
DESCRIPTION:Join the UK Women’s Budget Group and the Trades Union Congress to discuss how to protect women’s working rights in the age of coronavirus October 19th 2:00pm – 3:00pm BST (London time)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nJoin the UK Women’s Budget Group (WBG) and Trades Union Congress (TUC) for this special event to discuss the launch of WBG’s Commission on a Gender-Equal Economy and ask\, how can we stop 2020 turning back the clock on women’s rights\, workers’ rights and inequalities across the board?  \nThis event will be on Zoom and Chaired by Sian Elliott\, Women’s Equality Policy Officer\, TUC. Speakers include:  \n\nSarah Veale\, Commissioner and Vice Chair of Equally Ours\nGloria Mills\, National Secretary Equalities at Unison\nFaiza Shaheen\, Commissioner and Director of CLASS\nRuth Cross\, National Equalities Officer\, Usdaw\n\nThe coronavirus pandemic has changed the world of work beyond compare. The good news for gender equality is that millions are now working flexibly and remotely. The bad news? That many parents\, especially mothers\, are doing so without adequate childcare whilst hundreds of sectors including manufacturing and hospitality face the double threat of lockdown and a no deal Brexit. Ten years on from the Equality Act 2010\, many women are facing new waves of discrimination and exclusion. We’re facing the biggest employment crisis of our times. \nWork is a huge part of all our lives and has a defining role in creating a genuinely gender equal economy for women\, in all their diversity. On this panel we’ll ask: \n\nWhat needs to change at work to encourage equal pay\, equal sharing of unpaid caring responsibilities and non-discrimination?\nHow are trade unions challenging increasing casualisation in the workplace\, promoting equality and organising women workers?\nWhat do we need to see from the Government to not only protect jobs but create them in a way that means women and men equally benefit and\, we respond to the climate emergency?\n\nCome along to consider the recommendations of the Commission’s final report ‘Creating a Caring Economy Now: a Call to Action’ and discuss how trade unions and others can turn these recommendations into action. \nThis event is free and open to all\, but registration is required. Joining instructions will be sent nearer to the time of the event. \n\nRegister here
URL:https://research.american.edu/careworkeconomy/event/equalities-and-employment-in-2020/
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SUMMARY:International Conference on “Care Work: The Search for Solidarity and Social Inclusion”
DESCRIPTION:On October 29\, 2019\, the Center for Transnational Migration and Social Inclusion\, which was officially launched in August of this year under the Institute of International Affairs at SNU GSIS\, hosted an international conference on “Values of Care Work and Social Inclusion.” Five other institutions joined efforts to lend generous support for this event\, including Open Society Foundations\, the largest private human rights funder in the world committed to building vibrant and inclusive societies. \nThe conference brought together researchers and representatives from civil society organizations to share knowledge on the present state of care provisioning in South Korea\, learn about the respective challenges for paid and unpaid caregivers\, and discuss necessary policy changes that are grounded in recognition of the value of care work. Stories from Thailand\, Malaysia\, and Colombia enriched the discussion and provided better perspectives to reflect on the case of South Korea. The participants affirmed the need for enhanced cooperation between the research community and civil society so that the actual voices of care workers can be better heard in the process of policy-making. \nThe October 29th conference was held as part of a four-day program comprising of two expert workshops and two conferences\, which aimed to examine the subject of care in the context of solidarity and social inclusion. The Center\, under the directorship of Professor Ki-Soo Eun of SNU GSIS\, has been conducting research with a broad network of scholars for the Care Work and the Economy Project (American University) to achieve a deeper understanding of the nature of care work through the use of innovative measures and methods\, and to contribute to the development of tools for shaping relevant macroeconomic and social policies.
URL:https://research.american.edu/careworkeconomy/event/international-conference-on-care-work-the-search-for-solidarity-and-social-inclusion/
LOCATION:Seoul National University\, Korea\, Democratic People's Republic of
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SUMMARY:International Conference on “Empowerment of Care Workers: Issues and Challenges”
DESCRIPTION:On February 25\, 2019\, a new project gathering organizations supporting care workers in South Korea was launched\, led by Care Work and the Economy (CWE-GAM) and its partner Seoul National University (SNU). Researchers from academia and government agencies discussed issues and challenges in getting care on the policy agenda\, aiming to promote informed policies that enhance the quality of life of both those providing and receiving care. \nCare for children\, the elderly\, and other dependents is vital as it sustains human existence\, enhances individual and broader societal well-being\, and promotes sustainable development. Despite continuous efforts in providing benefits for individuals\, families\, and communities\, care work is enormously undervalued. \nTo support such agenda the CWE-GAM\, a network of over 35 researchers\, is producing new data and empirical evidence to advance knowledge on care work\, care arrangements\, and policy impacts on growth\, distribution\, and gender equality in South Korea. The project conducted a nationwide survey on a representative sample of paid care workers (600 respondents) and a household survey of families responsible for caring for children and/or elderly (1\,000 respondents)\, including a 24-hour time use diary and in-depth interviews with caregivers and care recipients (90 respondents). \nThe meeting commenced a long-term commitment to bring together researchers\, the civil society\, and policy communities to advance the policy discussion on care in South Korea. Over the next year\, the CWE-GAM team led by SNU\, will convene several small group workshops around the country and will host two more interactive conferences as well as a high-profile policy dialogue in Seoul in the Spring of 2020. \nThe aim of the engagement is to: \n\nSupport the strategic use of our research and build the capacity of groups to use research more effectively;\nProvide insights into the production of our research outputs and research-based materials; and\nShare research findings\, policy recommendations\, and strengthen relationships among groups and between the civil society\, research\, and policy communities;\n\nThe project aims to build connections among and between communities and build up data and research needed by those on the frontlines working to change policy and practice. We hope such actions will lead to more informed policies that better address the needs to those providing and receiving care.
URL:https://research.american.edu/careworkeconomy/event/international-conference-on-empowerment-of-care-workers-issues-and-challenges/
LOCATION:Seoul National University\, Korea\, Democratic People's Republic of
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