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Caregiving is Women’s Work

Caregiving is women’s work.

It is with that simple statement in mind that I went to the Raising Women’s Voices Conference last month, sponsored by the Avery Institute, Merger Watch, and the National Women’s Health Network.

I was invited to participate on the opening plenary panel to discuss voices that are traditionally left out of health care reform discussions. I talked about direct-care workers — and about Health Care for Health Care Workers and the broader work of PHI.

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