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Measuring Care: Gender, Empowerment, and the Care Economy

Folbre, Nancy·2006·Journal of Human Development

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How should “care” be defined and measured in ways that enhance our understanding of the impact of economic development on women? This paper addresses this question, suggesting several possible approaches to the development of indices that would measure gender differences in responsibility for the financial and temporal care of dependents.

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  • The care economy, serving essential human needs, could be designed to operate within planetary boundaries, aligning with sustainability and sufficiency principles.

    “The care economy, serving essential human needs, could be designed to operate within planetary boundaries, aligning with sustainability and sufficiency principles (Coote, 2012; Folbre, 2006, p. 187).”

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Authors
Folbre, N.
Corresponding author
Folbre, Nancy
Venue
Journal of Human Development
Published
2006-07
Volume
7
Issue
2
Pages
183-199
ISSN
  • 1464-9888 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-9516
OpenAlex
W2097944823
Cited by
592
References
56
Citations by year
2026: 67 · 2025: 60 · 2024: 59 · 2023: 56 · 2022: 49 · 2021: 49 · 2020: 29 · 2019: 31 · 2018: 29 · 2017: 29 · 2016: 21 · 2015: 25 · 2014: 20 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 5
FWCI
23.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Human Development (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Gender, Education, and Development Issues
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Feminism, Gender, and Intersectionality
Keywords
care economy, gender differences, women's empowerment, care work, economic development, household responsibilities, time use

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