In this section, we invite scholars to share their recent research on care and COVID. If you would like to contribute recent research with us, please email whatwearelearning@careworknetworkresponds.com.

What we are learning

June 17, 2021

New Educational Film on Immigrant Health Care Aides

By: Naomi Lightman June 17, 2021 This short educational film introduces Dr. Naomi Lightman’s research on the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on immigrant women health […]
June 8, 2021

Araw araw, tinataya namin ang buhay namin (Everyday, we gamble with our lives): Filipina Migrants in Canada and care work

By: Ethel Tungohan, Jessica Ticar, Mithi Esguerra, Conely De Leon, Marissa Largo, Mauriene Tolentino, Mycah Panjaitan, Bea Seardon, Myka Jaymalin, Angela Natial June 8, 2021 Filipina […]
May 12, 2021

Calling all Canadians – The Care Economy Statement

A group of prominent scholars and advocates for improving care systems, including Network member Pat Armstrong (York University), have released a Care Economy Statement. The statement […]
March 5, 2021

Carework Network Statement to the Biden-Harris Administration

On Friday, March 5, the Carework Network leadership sent the following statement to officials in the new U.S. Presidential Administration, including President Biden and Vice President […]
February 5, 2021

Family care for elderly people in the COVID-19 pandemic

By: Emily K. Abel, Professor Emerita, UCLA-Fielding School of Public Health Devastating the long-term care system and posing special hazards to elderly people with chronic health […]
January 29, 2021

Gender, risk perceptions, and care work during the COVID-19 pandemic

By: Janani Umamaheswar and Catherine Tan The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed striking gender differences in responses to the virus, with men expressing greater reluctance to adopt […]
December 12, 2020

When paid work invades the family: Single mothers and the pandemic

By: Rosanna Hertz  Middle class single mothers typically had children with the assumption that someone else would care for them during the day so they could […]
November 19, 2020

New data shows: Governments are not doing nearly enough to address the care crisis that Covid-19 has catalyzed

By: Silke Staab, Constanza Tabbush, and Laura Turquet Covid-19 has sent an already fragile care economy even deeper crisis mode. While most business activities ground to […]
October 22, 2020

The importance of family members caregiving for older adults during COVID-19

By: Sarah E. Patterson and Jeffrey E. Stokes In a recent news article, Kelly Chapman talks about caring for her mother Wilma at home after removing […]