How to care for the people who take care of us (w/ Ai-jen Poo)

How to Be a Better Human

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Chris Duffy: What are the most important practical things that people should do right now? Adrienne, make a list of five people who you think might be caregivers or know our caregivers. She says reach out to those people and say, hey, you're really important to me. And she also recommends giving therapy a try if you've never had one before.

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