Overview

Counting Women's Work is part of the National Transfer Accounts (NTA) project.  NTA has research teams in over 60 countries using data to measure the generational economy - how we produce, consume, share, and save resources across age groups.  CWW extends the NTA approach to include the gender dimension as well. 

Each CWW research team is an NTA research team.  Some teams are part of academic departments or research groups, others are part of government statistical agencies.  Each team engages in the following activities:

  • Use survey and administrative data from their home country to produce estimates of the generational and gendered economies, following the National Transfer Accounts and National Time Transfer Accounts methodology consistently across all countries.

  • Share results with other teams in the network and with the public.

  • Create research outputs such as working papers, comparative volumes, policy bulletins, and peer-reviewed research articles to communicate results.

  • Engage with policymakers and other stakeholders in their own countries and across the globe.

See the links at the left for information on the people and institutions involved in each country team. Selected research and events featuring cross-country results appear below.

 
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School closures and unpaid care work under Covid19
School closures and unpaid care work under Covid19

Counting Women’s Work makes a “back of the envelope” calculation to estimate the impact of Covid19-related school closures on unpaid care work.

On International Women's Day, count your care with CWW's new web app!
On International Women's Day, count your care with CWW's new web app!

On International Women’s Day 2020, make care work count by counting all work. CWW’s online data app allows users to compare the time they spend in housework, household management, and care for others with care producers around the world.

KIHASA-EWC Conference, December 3, 2019, Seoul, Korea
KIHASA-EWC Conference, December 3, 2019, Seoul, Korea

Members of the Counting Women’s Work and National Transfer Accounts projects will be presenting research at a joint conference in Seoul, hosted by the Korea Institute of Health and Social Welfare (KIHASA) of Korea and the East-West Center (EWC) of the United States.

African Population Conference November 18-22, Entebbe, Uganda
African Population Conference November 18-22, Entebbe, Uganda

Researchers affiliated with Counting Women's Work and the National Transfer Accounts projects will be presenting research at the 8th annual conference of the Union of African Population Scientists in Entebbe, Uganda.

The Quantity‐Quality Tradeoff: A Cross‐Country Comparison of Market and Nonmarket Investments per Child in Relation to Fertility
The Quantity‐Quality Tradeoff: A Cross‐Country Comparison of Market and Nonmarket Investments per Child in Relation to Fertility

CWW researchers published “The Quantity‐Quality Tradeoff: A Cross‐Country Comparison of Market and Nonmarket Investments per Child in Relation to Fertility” in Population and Development Review.

Time Use and Transfers in the Americas - Producing, Consuming, and Sharing Time Across Generations and Genders
Time Use and Transfers in the Americas - Producing, Consuming, and Sharing Time Across Generations and Genders

CWW researchers published Time Use and Transfers in the Americas: Producing, Consuming, and Sharing Time Across Generations and Genders, featuring chapters on National Time Transfer Accounts methodology, results from Costa Rica, Uruguay, Colombia, and the United States, as well as cross-country comparative work.

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Older people as unpaid care work producers at HelpAge Asia-Pacific Conference

CWW PI at HelpAge Asia-Pacific Regional Conference, focus on older women as care producers

CWW at 40th International Association for Time Use Research (IATUR) Conference
CWW at 40th International Association for Time Use Research (IATUR) Conference

Researchers affiliated with Counting Women's Work and the National Transfer Accounts project will present their findings at the 40th IATUR conference in Budapest, Hungary, October 24-26.

CWW Collaborates with Care Work and the Economy Project
CWW Collaborates with Care Work and the Economy Project

Researchers from CWW will join the 2018 annual meeting of the Care Work and the Economy Project (CWE-GAM) in Berlin, Germany in October 21-23, 2018.

CWW Policy Brief No. 1
CWW Policy Brief No. 1

CWW Policy Brief No. 1 demonstrates the importance of CWW research for a number of policy areas in developing countries. It is entitled How “Counting Women’s Work” Matters: Evidence from the Global South.