The United States is the wealthiest nation on the planet… but it’s also the only industrialized country that doesn't offer childcare and paid leave for parents and caregivers, and the pandemic has made the problem even worse. 

Dr. Celine Gounder is the host of EPIDEMIC, a podcast about the science, public health, and social impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. In this excerpt from the podcast she speaks to two women who are helping bring attention to the lack of support for caregivers, many of whom struggle to juggle their paid work and the often unpaid work of caregiving.    

Listen to the full-length episode here:

https://www.justhumanproductions.org/podcasts/s1e78-caregiving-as-infrastructure-stephanie-coontz-julie-morita-erika-moritsugu-sarah-murphy

You can listen to full episodes of EPIDEMIC with Dr. Celine Gounder, wherever you get your podcasts.