Unpaid labor or unpaid work is defined as labor or work that does not receive any direct remuneration.

This unpaid work is essential for households and economies to function, but it is also valued less than paid work. UN Women expert Shahra Razavi reveals the real value of unpaid care, and how we can reduce the burden on women by tackling entrenched stereotypes.

Mar 4, 2024 · This report takes a comprehensive look at unpaid and paid care work and its relationship with the changing world of work. A key focus is the persistent gender inequalities in households and the labour market, which are inextricably linked with care work.

Aug 31, 2021 · The risk of mental illness among women engaged in unpaid work can be expected to rise during the crisis with exposure to greater and more stressful workloads. Urgent action is needed to protect women’s mental health.

Sep 11, 2022 · Women around the world continue to shoulder the bulk of unpaid labor in and outside the home. How does this affect their health, and what might be some solutions?

Mar 5, 2020 · Although the gender gap in unpaid labor has narrowed, women still perform a disproportionate amount of unpaid work — and on top of their full-time jobs.

Unpaid work refers to the labor or services provided by individuals without receiving monetary compensation. It is often overlooked in health economic evaluations and guidelines, despite its significance in various domains. You might find these chapters and articles relevant to this topic.

Dec 16, 2020 · Many types of work, however, are unpaid. Unpaid workers work without pay. These may be members of a family or cooperative; conscripts or forced labor; volunteer workers who work for charity or amusement; students who take intern positions as work experience; or conventional workers who are not paid because their enterprise is short of money.

Mar 19, 2025 · The conference’s call to recognize and compensate women’s unpaid work has not captured the imagination in the way the failed battle to ratify the ERA has in public memory. In the years that followed the conference, the mainstream feminist movement did not embrace welfare as a core priority, focusing more on legal rights than on economic ...

Jul 4, 2024 · Despite being essential for the functioning of households and communities, unpaid work often goes unnoticed and undervalued. In this blog post, we will explore the hidden economic contributions of women through unpaid work, the challenges in measuring it, and its implications on gender inequality.