The Care Equality Corporate Network is a collaboration platform established to make the invisible care work and mental load within the household visible, and to support companies in achieving an equitable, sustainable transformation in this field.
The network was launched under the leadership of Özyeğin University, in collaboration with TÜSİAD. It is built on Özyeğin University's research “The Impact of Care Work and Mental Load on White-Collar Employees”.
The Care Equality Corporate Network is a platform that aims to make the effects of care work and the mental load on working life visible, to support a fairer sharing of care responsibilities, to encourage the development of care-friendly workplace policies and practices, and to strengthen shared learning and collaboration among companies.
The network's purpose is to spread the understanding that care is a shared responsibility not only of individuals but also of institutions and society; and to strengthen employee wellbeing and social sustainability by leading the development of workplace cultures that support care equality.
15% of married women with children decline a promotion or additional responsibility; around 37% leave their job because of care responsibilities.
Access the report “The Impact of Care Work and Mental Load on White-Collar Employees” →Three factors that determine whether the loss is prevented.
The first condition of a solution is defining the problem with concrete data. The lack of data is the greatest obstacle keeping the issue invisible; once measurement takes place, the problem becomes concrete and manageable. Companies joining the network progress in four steps, with the academic advisory support of Özyeğin University:
