Unpaid Caregiving and Its Impact on New Yorkers' Paid Employment
"The national care crisis is sharply visible in New York: those providing care for family and loved ones are straining under the weight of unpaid caregiving, while support for care remains unaffordable and difficult to access; at the same time, there is a shortage of paid care workers, who endure jobs that are devalued and underpaid. This crisis—which came under the spotlight during the Covid-19 pandemic, as it illuminated and exacerbated longstanding systemic gaps—extends across multiple areas, including child care and long-term care for older adults and people with disabilities."
