Working Daughter published this report about family caregivers in the workplace. You can download it via the link below.
The report is 7 pages long, including some large photos. Here is a summary.
Working Daughter surveyed 586 family caregivers and interviewed “dozens of women balancing eldercare and career to understand how their caregiving responsibilities impact their work, and what they need from their employers to remain in the workforce.”
Here is what they found:
- Most family caregivers caring for adults feel “invisible and unsupported at work.”
- When employers do acknowledge them, it can make a big difference.
- Of the people surveyed, 37% live with the person for whom they provide care and 35% care for someone who lives in their own home.
- Of the people surveyed, 41% work at a company location, one-third work from home and 20% have a hybrid work arrangement. More than half reported being “mid-level employees.”
- Of the people surveyed, just over half care for someone with some sort of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s. They report spending an average of 9 hours per day providing care.
Family caregivers surveyed desired these benefits, listed in order of importance:
- Flexibility
- Paid Leave
- Financial Assistance
- Caregiving Resources
- Workplace Support Groups.
The report provides details about these benefits, mostly provided via the interviews.
The author of the report asserts that working caregivers mostly desire compassion from their employers. Simple acknowledgement and an earnest offer to help are cited as easy policies.
The report then provides about one page of suggestions for employers, including questions to ask a family caregiving employee.
Links
Download the Report Working Daughters In The Workplace 2023 Report (pdf)
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