Care connects all of us, and care work makes all other work possible. Today’s historic announcement expands access to care for countless families, and would not be possible without the leadership of care workers fighting to redefine how America cares. #CareCantWait

At the peak of the pandemic, Ford and peer funders launched #TheCAREFund to address the nation's care crisis by investing in movement-building for a universal, publicly supported care infrastructure. Today is a step in that direction. #CareCantWait More ⬇️carefund.org

What an incredible step forward towards building the care infrastructure we need!

So very proud of #CareCantWait and to be part of a movement rooted in care and community. Thank you President Biden The White House for continuing your historic commitment to care and #PaidLeaveForAll.

Hope you can join us! I am looking forward to my conversation with Courtney Martin and JooYeun Chang Doris Duke Foundation tomorrow!

So grateful for the immense work of many of our grantee partners Ford Foundation, like Caring Across Generations #CareCantWait and Domestic Workers who made yesterday possible!

Job quality must be centered in the transition to clean energy. President @DarrenWalker shared his insights on fair wages, workplace safety, and inclusivity in green jobs industries in the article below. Read more at: fortune.com/2023/05/15/gre…

Employees are a business’s most valuable asset. Today, the Ford Foundation and a coalition of nonprofits launched a guide that helps C-Suite and management leaders engage #employees to foster more resilient, competitive businesses: listentoemployees.org #employeelistening

Thank you Gillian Tett and Martin Wolf for a great discussion today.

Thrilled to join in the launch of the US National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence with White House Gender Policy Council . Thanks to many advocates and partners in philanthropy and government for making this happen! Ford Foundation

In huge news, The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act went into effect today. As of June 27, 2023, an estimated 3 million people who work while pregnant can now ask for workplace accommodations, time off to recover from childbirth & have increased legal protections.

"We believe gender equality is the unfinished business of the 21st century... We can no longer afford to look at gender in isolation when it’s actually woven into every aspect of inequality." fordfoundation.org/news-and-stori…

It is unacceptable that 1 in 3 women across the globe still face #genderbasedviolence! #FreeFuture

In Fast Company, SAG-AFTRA's Ben Whitehair and I unpack how organized labor-from actors & writers to warehouse & hospitality workers-have joined hands across picket lines to become a powerful ensemble cast for progress. This is democracy in action. fastcompany.com/90949191/the-t…

Excited to be among the community that is fighting for #Care and supports for #CareEconomy policies. Thank you Caring Across Generations #CareCantWait Ai-jen Poo Sarita Gupta for your vision 15 years ago. What a journey to today. #CareFest

Today we are at #CareFest alongside (the panel here) Krista Tippett, Aisha Adkins, MPA, CNP , Maria Town, Bonnie Okoth, yvette nicole brown, and so many other incredible leaders in the care movement. #CareCantWait

It begins. Thrilled to be a part of #CareFest2023 with our Care Can’t Wait and #PaidLeaveForAll partners. S/O Caring Across Generations #CareCantWait for spearheading this important and innovative gathering.

“It goes to the fundamental notion of what women’s work looks like—from the beginning of our history, less than, less valuable. We need to pivot to an economy that actually works for everybody.” Jocelyn Frye of National Partnership. #CareFest2023

“Care is not just on the periphery of the economy. It’s at the heart of it.” Jocelyn Frye #Carefest

So excited to see New America’s Anne-Marie Slaughter🇺🇦 Tara Dawson McGuinness along with Jocelyn Frye talking about how care is love, and central to the economy and human happiness at #carefest