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

May 12, 2024

Ai-jen Poo, President of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, passionately advocates for fair treatment of caregivers. She highlights the invisible labor of caretaking, emphasizing its emotional and practical challenges. Poo shares personal stories illustrating the importance of collective care solutions and the need for societal support systems. She also underscores the essential role caregivers play in our lives and discusses the necessity for systemic changes to recognize their vital contributions, particularly for immigrant workers.

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Ai-jen Poo

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

The Invisible Labor of Caregiving

3min

The Importance of Collective Care Solutions

3min

The Burdens of Caregiving

6min

The Essential Role of Caregivers in Humanity

3min

The Heart of Caregiving

21min

Supporting Caregivers and Health Advocacy

7min

Each Sunday, TED shares an episode of another podcast we think you'll love, handpicked for you… by us. Today: in celebration of Mother's Day , we're sharing an episode we think you'll enjoy from How to Be a Better Human.

Activist, and MacArthur Genuis, 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

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