Introductory Brief: Gender-responsive Decent Care Work Training & Toolkit for Asia-Pacific Care Enterprises

The ‘Gender-Responsive Decent Care Work Training + Toolkit for Asia-Pacific Care Enterprises’ is a first-of-its-kind capacity-building resource designed to support women's economic empowerment through decent work opportunities and quality care provision. With adaptable templates, real-life case studies and actionable insights, this training accompanies UN Women’s’ broader care economy portfolio to offer a pathway towards stronger, more equitable care businesses.

This training + toolkit was developed as part of UN Women’s Asia-Pacific Care Accelerator, a 10-month programme that supported 11 care enterprises to grow and develop into gender-responsive enterprises. This is a key pillar of the Gender-Inclusive Care Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Programme (GICEEP), supported by the Visa Foundation and International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and implemented by partners, including UN Women, the Swiss Association for Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets (SAFEEM) and Bopinc.

The materials align with the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs). Launched in 2010 by UN Women and UN Global Compact, the seven principles within WEPs enable companies of all sizes and sectors to become more gender-responsive throughout their value chain. The training + toolkit is also part of the broader WeRise family of resources supporting MSMEs and entrepreneurship support organizations to develop gender-responsive policies, practices and programming to enable a more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem.