Yale study breaks down striking gender gap in caregiving workforces around the world

Connecticut Public – Tuesday, March 17, 2026
By Sujata Srinivasan

More women than men work as paid caregivers globally, data shows.

But in developed economies like the United States, the gender gap in jobs like nursing and social work is surprisingly larger, according to a new study co-authored by the Yale School of Management.

Global researchers looked at 70 countries and found that women working in the care economy made up anywhere between about 40% to 90% of the workforce.

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