Women in care work ‘undervalued’

In the Caribbean, women are the backbone of health care and social systems, yet they remain critically undervalued and marginalised across multiple dimensions of care and policy.

At a recent panel during the Contributions to the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, researchers unveiled the complex challenges facing women in the region’s health care and social landscapes.

Dr Taraleen Malcolm brought to light the fundamental disconnect in health care leadership.