I think we should normalize the conversation about caregiving. I'm trying to take this opening and rush through it with all of the policy solutions at the federal level, at the state level,. Trying to get every candidate who wants to run for office to think more about how they would start to support caregiving in a whole new way. It's actually a political winner to champion care, childcare, paid leave, long-term care.
Activist, and MacArthur Genius, Ai-jen Poo believes that caring for others is one of the fundamental acts that make us human. But from nannies to elder-care workers, house cleaners to living assistants, single parents and beyond, globally, caretakers do not earn fair wages or recognition for their essential, life-giving labor. The President of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Ai-jen explains how society undervalues domestic work, and provides a framework on how we can start a conversation about the future of care for our loved ones – and ourselves. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts