What is meant by the global care economy?
Correct answer: A. The growing global demand for women's domestic and sexual services
- A. The growing global demand for women's domestic and sexual services
- B. The growing global demand for nannies
- C. The global economy of unpaid work
- D. None of the above
Explanation
The global care economy refers to the cross-border demand for women’s reproductive, domestic and related personal services, including care work. Nannies are only one part of this wider economy.
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