Exciting new article by Jessica Grose on American dads & the time they spend with their kids using data from the Care Board! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/o...

New on The Care Board blog: Parenthood and Full-Time & Part-Time Work: Insights from Prime-Age Workers 📊
Check out the latest insights on full-time vs. part-time work trends:
🔗 thecareboard.ku.edu/blogs/parent...
#Parenting #LaborMarket #CareEconomy #KUResearch

Check out our new blog post about how to use The Care Board! Explore care statistics across life stages, understand our methodology, and download data for your research and advocacy work. thecareboard.ku.edu/blogs/care-b...

🚨For the past two years, we have worked feverously to create a solid set of starter statistics on the economics of care. I couldn’t be prouder of what our small but mighty team has created for y’all. Check it out below, download data, and follow us @thecareboard.bsky.social! 🚨

We have gathered official data from various government surveys and compiled statistics in a central location to help journalists, policymakers, researchers and others see the full breadth and economic value of care work that is done daily. (4/4)

Check it out: thecareboard.org

Flow of Care: Look @ how care is balanced & distributed, using Care Ratio & Gini Coefficient of Formal Care w/ a focus on Sandwich caregivers.

Broader Impacts: Macroeconomic care indicators, measuring total number of caregivers, time spent & economic value of care labor. (3/4)

Explore data on:

What is the Care Economy? – An overview of the care economy, examining care needs across stages of life, and exploring care provision.

The Circle of Care – A look at who provides care, whether through paid jobs in the formal economy or unpaid care. (2/4)

📊 Introducing The Care Board: A revolutionary dashboard unveiling the hidden value of care work! Our mission is to reveal the essential role of care work in sustaining families, communities and the broader economy. thecareboard.org (1/4)