Hi John,

We need your help to bust some myths about the work that nannies, housecleaners, and home care workers do everyday.

These aren't harmless misunderstandings: they’re powerful prejudices holding domestic workers back from achieving the dignity, respect and rights they deserve, and, John, we want your help to fight them.

Check out the myths below and raise your voice to fight for better care programs that will raise wages and expand access to care now.

MYTH: Women should do the majority of care work

REALITY: Women shoulder a disproportionate burden of unpaid care and are overrepresented in care jobs because of gender stereotypes and social norms. 

The reality is women have their own desires and their own needs, including paid work, which is not an option for many.

What does that look like? Globally, women perform 76.2 percent of total hours of unpaid care work, more than three times as much as men! For example, during the pandemic women did an additional 512 billion hours of unpaid care work at home.

MYTH: Families alone should be responsible for caring for their family members

REALITY: Families juggle so much and it doesn't have to be that way. 

Expecting all families to be 100% responsible for caring for their family members is not universal, realistic, or equitable.

Government entities across the board have a role to play in making sure families can access the care they need while building a life of joy.

MYTH: Care work isn’t skilled work

REALITY: Care work requires extensive training, knowledge, skill, and a deep commitment. 

It requires physical strength, emotional intelligence, and strong interpersonal skills. 

Framing care work as unskilled work is a large reason why care work is consistently undervalued and underpaid, despite the profound impact it has on families’ lives.

Each one of these myths holds domestic workers back from achieving the dignity, respect and rights they deserve. 

John: join our fight for better care programs that will raise wages and expand access to care now, and help build the power we need to win the future that we all deserve by signing the #CareCantWait petition

Thank you for all you do,

The NDWA Team

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