'Care is not a burden': a 7-4-7 framework of action for operationalising the Triple R. Issue 1 (4th May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chopra, Deepta; Krishnan, Meenakshi
• Is Part Of: Gender and development. Volume 30:Issue 1/2(2022)
• Page Start: 35
• Page End: 57
• Publication Date: 2022-05-04
• Subjects: Care-integral -- Triple R -- unpaid care work -- ethics of care -- gender-transformative policy; Women -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Periodicals; 338.90082
• DOI: 10.1080/13552074.2022.2066265
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1355-2074

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Our research on government policy responses to address the increase in women's unpaid care and domestic work during COVID-19, across 59 countries of Asia and the Pacific, shows that less than 30 per cent of measures are care-sensitive and of these only 12 per cent are gender-differentiated. From this analysis, this paper proposes a care-integral approach to ensure gender-transformative outcomes. This approach comprises a unique three-tier framework for policy action constituting: (1) seven foundational care normative principles, (2) typology of four care-sensitive policy categories, and (3) seven levers of change to guide implementation. Together this 7-4-7 framework presents comprehensive strategies for policymakers to operationalise the Triple R agenda of 'Recognise', 'Reduce', and 'Redistribute' unpaid work. Further, this paper makes a unique contribution by redirecting attention of the Triple R approach on quantity of care, to make a case for improving the overall quality of care.