Unpaid care work includes household duties such as cooking, cleaning, water and fuel collection, child care, or elder care, essentially, these domestic duties are essential to a well-functioning society and economy, but they are often overlooked and women and girls often bear more of the burden for these duties than men and boys.

In Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, the Gambia, Benin, Liberia, as a matter of fact, across West Africa and on the continent, the statistics of unpaid work are quite high.

This episode highlights research findings and recommendations from Counting Women’s Work and ActionAid Ghana.