Almost half of working-age women in UK do 45 hours of unpaid care a week – study

Exclusive: study finds women are providing 23.2bn hours of unpaid childcare care worth estimated 382bn

Nearly half of working-age women are providing an average of 45 hours of unpaid care every week, while 25% of men provide 17 hours, according to a study highlighting the gulf in unpaid care work.

Every year women in the UK are providing 23.2bn hours of unpaid childcare care worth an estimated 382bn, while men provide 9.7bn worth 160bn, according to research from the thinktank Centre for Progressive Policy.