[Themaintainers] Care infrastructures - op-eds and report

[Andrew Russell]

I thought many folks here would be interested in a few pieces on Care Infrastructures. They are situated in the US context; if this isn’t relevant for other countries, then the pieces serve to highlight the traditional cruelty of American institutions around these issues. 



The Pandemic Has Shown What Happens When We Don't Support Families. Here Are 3 Things the Next Congress Should Do
https://time.com/5904399/care-congress-100-days/


America Needs to Start Treating Childcare as What It Is: Vital Infrastructure

https://time.com/5888887/childcare-crisis-coronavirus/



Building Our Care Infrastructure
https://caringacross.org/carepaper/

"A new report from Caring Across Generations, the National Domestic Workers and over 60 partners found that expanding access to quality childcare and community- and home-based care will create jobs quickly, spur job growth in other sectors, and ensure financial stability for professional and informal caregivers. Like transportation, energy and public health, a robust care “infrastructure” with comprehensive policies and workforces will allow all people to provide for their families and contribute to the economy."



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Andrew L. Russell, Ph.D.
+ Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, SUNY Polytechnic Institute
+ Co-Director, The Maintainers <https://themaintainers.org/>
+ Co-Author, The Innovation Delusion: How Our Obsession with the New Has Disrupted the Work That Matters Most <https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/576816/the-innovation-delusion-by-lee-vinsel-and-andrew-l-russell/>
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