Economics

Care Against Violence: Gender Violence, Reproductive Justice, and Social Reproduction

Event Date: October 22, 2026

Join us for our first workshop to discuss articles in preparation for the journal Care in Common.

India’s Silent Revolution: Redistribution through Unconditional Cash Transfers to Women

Posted By: Prabha Kotiswaran
Post Date: 6 September, 2026

New research assesses the impacts of India’s Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) program as a vehicle for recognizing women’s care labors.

Making Care Work — Book Conversation with Nancy Folbre

Event Date: September 10, 2026

Please join us on September 10, 12-1:30 EDT, for a conversation with Nancy Folbre on her recent book!

Rejecting the Poisoned Pie:  Feminist Critiques of the Debt Economy

Posted By: Jocelyn Olcott
Post Date: 30 July, 2026

Debt is the technology for making care a private risk rather than a public good. Around the world, feminist researchers and activists are challenging debt’s centrality to social policy.

Are You Suffering from Low T?

Posted By: Nancy Folbre
Post Date: 30 July, 2026

Low Total Compensation Syndrome. It’s not you. It’s the economy—a silent epidemic affecting 51% of the population.

Reimagining the Economics of Late Life

Posted By: Jessica Forden
Post Date: 8 June, 2026

Conference at the New School takes a care perspective on the economics of aging.

We Need a Care Package!

Posted By: Nancy Folbre
Post Date: 26 May, 2026

We’ve built an economy that depends on unpaid and underpaid care, but penalizes the people who provide it.

The Expendables

Posted By: Nancy Folbre
Post Date: 14 May, 2026

What ancient Rome teaches us about human value in the age of AI.

War Dollars, Care Dollars  (and No Sense)

Posted By: Nancy Folbre
Post Date: 19 March, 2026

What are the care costs of a senseless war?

The Shrinking Cushion of Unpaid Care

Posted By: Leila Gautham and Nancy Folbre
Post Date: 19 March, 2026

What happened to the dream of a dual-earner/dual carer household?

Gen Z Meets The Motherhood Gamble

Post Date: 11 February, 2026

The “motherhood gamble” goes viral on TikTok.

Toward a Care-Centered Economy: The Road to Gender-Inclusive Growth

Posted By: Aashima Sinha
Post Date: 24 November, 2025

Unpaid care work is the invisible engine that sustains the economy, yet it remains systematically undervalued in mainstream analysis and public policy. When states invest in human capabilities, women’s labor force participation strengthens—rather than strains—economic growth. To build a more inclusive economy, we must recognize, support, and more equitably share care work—work that makes all other work possible.