A Private Sector Rapid Care Analysis toolkit (PS RCA) is a rapid process for businesses and workers to understand the heavy responsibility and long hours of unpaid care and domestic work (UCDW), usually done by women workers. The guide also makes the case for why private sector companies should address UCDW as part of workers' rights and human rights, and it outlines the benefits to businesses of taking action. PS RCA discussions clarify how employment policies, workplace culture and practices may make unpaid care and domestic work more challenging for workers, with hidden costs for company operations. The PS RCA process helps identify opportunities for company action and builds commitment to change. The step-by-step guide is easy to follow for businesses, women's rights and feminist organisations, civil society organisations, trade unions and other interested parties. The two accompanying webinars provide training and guidance for managers, champions and advocates on how to conduct a PS RCA (Webinar 1), and for facilitators on how to conduct the focus group exercises with workers (Webinar 2). This PS RCA Toolkit complements the original Participatory Methodology: Rapid Care Analysis that focuses on community and local government roles in addressing women's heavy and unequal share of unpaid care and domestic work. The toolkit also complements broader gender equity audits and strategies for business
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- Manuals, training packs & toolkits
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21201/2024.000025
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- 60
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- Kenya
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- 78
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Table of Contents
- Introduction 5
- What is a Private Sector Rapid Care Analysis? 5
- Why do a PS RCA? 10
- What are the benefits of doing a PS RCA? 18
- The basics: who, what and how? 20
- Who can initiate the PS RCA? 20
- What kind of company is it for? 23
- Step 1: Engaging colleagues and securing buy-in 30
- For champions: preparing yourself to talk to others 31
- One-to-one talks with company managers, worker representatives and others 37
- Decision meeting: convening the first company management meeting 38
- Step 2: Gathering evidence 43
- Step 2A: Company-level coordination and data collection 44
- Step 2B: Small group discussions of workers 45
- Step 3: Taking action 52
- Joint meeting between managers and workers 52
- Preparing an action plan 54
- Step 4: Monitoring and making progress 56
- Feedback, follow-up and accountability 56
- Annex 1: PS RCA sample questionnaire on company operations and policies 58
- Annex 2: Guidance for workers’ focus group 61
- Annex 3: Recording information about workers’ experience of UCDW 72
- Endnotes 73
