Across Indonesia and Australia, aging populations and rising incomes are driving growth in both eldercare and childcare services and together with the favourable policy environment enabled by the Indonesia Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, is unlocking exciting new trade and investment opportunities in the eare Economy.
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A New Vision
Care economy consists of labour and services that support caregiving in all its forms. It represents a new vision of economics that recognises the importance of care work, empowerment and autonomy of women to the functioning of the economies, wellbeing of societies and life sustainability.
Big, with a cause
In Australia, women spend 64% of their time on unpaid care work compared to 36% for men.
Powering up the potential for bilateral trade and investment
The care economy and care policies are integral part of a conducive business environment. They can be gender transformative, enabling women to have a better access to quality jobs, resources, capacities and entrepreneurship. This is the case from two perspectives.
