Looking into how we value those who care for us
The pandemic has shown a light on issues with how we care for each other on an institutional level, forcing us to ask questions like is the care we provide to vulnerable people adequate, and up to our community standards?
A Mount A researcher and her partners in the New Brunswick Coalition of Pay Equity are now looking into the flip side of that question, focussing on the working conditions of the 10,000 to 12,000 care sector workers in New Brunswick.
Dr. Rachelle Pascoe-Deslauriers is launching her research project this Wednesday in a webinar featuring a panel discussion and keynote address talking about how people value care work here and internationally. People can register for the talks here.
Pascoe-Deslauriers and New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity director Johanne Perron spoke with Tantramar Report to explain their project and the state of care work in New Brunswick:
“In the pandemic, we’ve been hearing and talking quite a lot about issues that impact care and the quality of care that people receive, the availability of care,” says Pascoe-Deslauriers. “But I think what is not getting as much attention is some of those root causes.” Workforce concerns such as worker shortages and low wages and linked directly to what care people receive, says Pascoe-Deslauriers. “Quality of employment and quality of care I see as going hand in hand,” she says.… Continue