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How to Approach the Caregiving Transition When It’s Time

For National Caregivers Month, this financial adviser shares her story to help others heading into the emotional challenge of providing caregiving for an aging loved one.

Kiplinger

Men say they are spending more time on household chores, and would like to do more – survey of 17 countries

Women perform between three and seven times more caregiving tasks than men in the global south. These include household domestic work and largely focus on caring for children.

The Conversation

As 2024 nears, advocates push for caregiving as campaign issue - Roll Call

Exhausted from shortages of professional caregivers, advocates argue caregivers could become a powerful voting bloc in next year's elections.

Roll Call

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Menopause symptoms worsen as the number of hours spent caring for others increases, according to new research

There is a critical need to improve menopause care and to provide support for women in this transition.

Fortune

Navigating the complexities of caregiving for dementia in South Asian communities

In 2020, an estimated 597,000 individuals were living with dementia in Canada. By 2030, that number is expected to increase to almost one million, and by 2050, almost 1.7 million.

The Conversation

Millennial Money: How to manage caregiving costs for parents while raising kids

Nearly a quarter of millennials are caregivers for an adult, according to a 2020 AARP survey

The Independent UK

Families, states chart path forward on paid caregiving - Roll Call

COVID-19 health emergency allowed waivers permitting parents and spouses to receive Medicaid dollars for caring for the disabled.

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The High Costs of Senior Caregiving

Out-of-pocket costs for caregivers average about $7,000 per year. Here's how to get some help.

Kiplinger

The skills gap has a solution, Harvard study finds: ‘Hidden workers’ stuck in part-time gigs

“Most career paths are still very much rooted in 1960s and 1970s logic,” professor Joseph Fuller said.

Fortune

Spare a thought for psychiatric caregivers too

Prolonged caregiving in the context of psychiatric patients can impact the psychological well-being of caregivers

The Hindu

Remote work: An underestimated benefit for family caregivers

For Aida Beltré, working remotely during the pandemic came as a relief.

Tribune News Service

‘Care bots’: a dream for carers or a dangerous fantasy?

Robots that can assist caregivers have been talked up as being transformative. But some researchers fear such technology could take more than it gives

The Guardian - UK

"Community" star talks "Frog and Toad"

The actor addresses leaving "Community," how Legos help with the challenges of caregiving and why she stays PG-13

Salon

Flexible work is feminist–and women won’t return to a system that hasn't served them well to spare the feelings of powerful men

It is hardly a coincidence that the demographic which benefited most from the old system has also expressed the most anxiety about changing it.

Fortune

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How L'oreal's CHRO is using caregiving benefits to attract current and would-be parents

L'Oréal's CHRO Stephanie Kramer interviewed over 1,300 men and women about pregnancy and parenthood at work. Here's what she learned.

The Guardian - AU

As my father died, the world never seemed more ordinary – yet I was witnessing a mystery

My father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s the year I turned 18. Like most women I know, caregiving has been woven into my working life, writes the 2023 Stella prize winner

ABC News

Stella Prize 2023: Sarah Holland-Batt wins $60,000 for her poetry collection, The Jaguar

Sarah Holland-Batt has won the Stella Prize, for her "lyrical and wise" collection The Jaguar — the second year a poet has won this major award for women and non-binary writers.

WEKU

Women are earning more money. But they're still picking up a heavier load at home

A new Pew Research Center report finds that in opposite-sex marriages in the U.S., women's financial contributions have grown, but they're still doing a larger share of housework and caregiving.

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Companies are missing a big ‘pain point’ for working parents

Nearly half of working parents have access to parental leave after birth, but far fewer have time when they're most likely to take a career pause: when children are toddlers.

Kiplinger

Four Ways Women Can Take Control of Their Financial Health

Adjusting for life events, taking advantage of workplace benefits and preparing for caregiving can make a big difference in your financial future.

Axios

Map: Countries where workers get paid leave to care for a sick parent

Caregiving is an increasingly urgent issue that constrains the labor force.

The Guardian - UK

So fathers want to be ‘more present’ in the home? Put down your phone and I’ll tell you how

Babysitting is all very well, but to truly lighten a woman’s load, partners must juggle physical, emotional and cognitive labour

Tribune News Service

Rosalynn Carter’s caregiver legacy in focus with Jimmy in home hospice

PLAINS, Ga. — At age 95, Rosalynn Carter has once again found herself on a caregiving team.

Fortune

Nurses on strike are just the tip of the iceberg. The care worker shortage is about to touch every corner of the U.S. economy

Evening Standard

‘Parents will have to be responsible if their children break the law’, says Labour’s shadow Justice Secretary

Parents whose children repeatedly break the law will be made to “take responsibility” and enroll in court-ordered caregiving classes, under new Labour proposals.

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