Burgeoning Demand for Care Workers Has Not Resulted in Improved Job Quality or Availability of Care
June 28, 2018
June 28, 2018
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The Institute for Women's Policy Research issued the following news release:
The U.S. market for care workers is adapting slowly to both the increasing need for elder care and the constant and unmet need for child care, according to a new report published by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR). The number of care workers grew 19 percent from 2005 to 2015, but low wages and poor working conditions in the care workforce threaten the qualit . . .
The U.S. market for care workers is adapting slowly to both the increasing need for elder care and the constant and unmet need for child care, according to a new report published by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR). The number of care workers grew 19 percent from 2005 to 2015, but low wages and poor working conditions in the care workforce threaten the qualit . . .