In recognition of the second annual International Day of Care and Support, GHV hosted a webinar on how global systems of childcare are evolving to benefit society. Panelists discussed how quality childcare contributes to dignified work for childcare workers, positive outcomes for families, and improved development outcomes for children – all of which drive positive social and economic change.
Our distinguished speakers, including USAID's Bama Athreya, Equimundo CEO Gary Barker, and leading activist and Moms First CEO Reshma Saujani, brought their deep expertise and insights on the intersection of gender equality, care policy, and economic security. Susannah Hurd, chief strategy officer at GHV, moderated the discussion with issue framing from Anna Abelson, care expert and GHV engagement manager. View the recording below.
The Triple Dividend: How Investing in Childcare Benefits Women, Children, and Economies
by Anna Abelson, Engagement Manager
Advancing Gender Equality for Women, Children, and the Economy in Kenya
By Sarah Eckhoff, Senior Advisor
Bama Athreya serves as the Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Hub and the Inclusive Development Hub in USAID’s Bureau for Inclusive Growth, Partnerships, and innovation. Ms. Athreya is an expert on international labor issues, gender and social inclusion, and business and human rights. From 2019 through 2021, she was an Economic Inequality Fellow at Open Society Foundations and Senior Advisor on Gender, Equity, and Inclusion to Laudes Foundation.
Gary Barker, PhD, has been a global voice in engaging men and boys in advancing gender equality, gender justice, and positive masculinities for three decades. He is the CEO and co-founder of Equimundo Center for Masculinities and Social Justice, a major contributor to international activism on male allyship in gender equality. He was the first Executive Director of Instituto Promundo in Brazil and led its pioneering work on healthy masculinities. He is co-founder of MenCare, a global campaign in more than 50 countries to promote men’s involvement as caregivers, and co-founder of MenEngage, a global alliance of more than 700 NGOs.
Reshma Saujani is a leading activist, the founder of Girls Who Code, and the founder and CEO of Moms First (formerly Marshall Plan for Moms). She has spent more than a decade building movements to fight for women and girls’ economic empowerment, working to close the gender gap in the tech sector, and most recently fighting for the structural changes moms need and deserve including affordable childcare, paid leave, and equal pay. She is a New York Times Bestselling author of several books including PAY UP: The Future of Women and Work (And Why It’s Different Than You Think), Brave, Not Perfect, and the Girls Who Code book series.
Advancing Gender Equality for Women, Families, & the Economy in Kenya. Sarah Eckhoff, Sr. Advisor, GHV
The Business Case for Child Care. Moms First
Care Fund Insights. Care for All with Respect and Equity Fund
The Global Roadmap for Action on the Care Economy. Center for Global Development
Greater Investment in Care Could Create Almost 300 Million Jobs. International Labour Organization
Moms First: The Employee Benefit that Pays for Itself. Moms First and BCG
State of the World’s Fathers 2023: Centering Care in the a World in Crisis. Equimundo (MenCare Campaign)
The Triple Dividend of Childcare: How Investing in Childcare Benefits Women, Children, and Economies. Anna Abelson, Engagement Manager, GHV
Unpaid Care Work Prevents 708 million Women from Participating in the Labour Market. International Labour Organization
