Caregiving requires many hands.
Any serious discussion of caregiving must begin with its unpredictability, its impact on the work and home life of the caregiver, and its effect on the caregiver’s mental and physical health. While the Covid-19 pandemic has amplified the uncertainty of caregiving, the too-often unseen and underpaid (or unpaid) caregiving done traditionally by women, predates the pandemic. When people find that they need to take on an additional caregiving role, either temporary or ongoing, their lives whirl to the search for support. That happened to both of us.
We both have young children and live in D.C. We both work full time. Taryn is a researcher in child and family policy, and co-authored a book about birth-to-five policy, including paid family leave, affordable child care and universal preschool, while Liz is a health care executive, currently at a companion care company.
Yet, despite knowing the challenges intellectually and professionally of caregiving —…
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