National Conversation on Caregiving:

Women and the Return to Work

The pandemic drove millions of Americans, mostly women, from the workforce due to increased family caregiving responsibilities and caused many more millions to struggle with the twin responsibilities of work and caregiving. Rob Jekielek, Managing Director of the Harris Poll, presented a new Longevity Project/Harris Poll survey on caregiving and work, followed by a panel of experts.

Panelists included:

Veeral Desai, Chief Strategy and Development Officer, Agilon Health
Diane Flynn, Cofounder and CEO, Reboot Accel
Elisabeth Jacobs, Senior Fellow, Urban Institute

The panel discussed the challenges that caregivers face in the return to work, how companies can better support caregivers, and policy solutions to help families struggling to balance caregiving and work responsibilities. Links referenced in the video included:

• Time’s Up Business Council to Reimagine Caregiving

• Medicare Advantage Plan Supplemental Benefits

• National Women’s Law Center and Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy joint study

• The Longevity Project/The Harris Poll Family Caregiving and Employment Survey results

Read our analysis of the longevity challenges the Biden Administration faces in the wake of the pandemic here.