Invisible work takes various forms:
Although women have heavily invested in the labor market, they continue to bear the majority of invisible work, limiting their professional opportunities and financial independence. This imbalance makes them more vulnerable to precariousness and poverty, including in retirement.
Invisible work supports entire sectors (healthcare, education, social services) and enables governments and businesses to reduce their costs, without being accounted for in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Without it, many public services would be paralyzed, and the economy would suffer the consequences.
Despite its fundamental role, this work remains unrecognized, invisible, and inequitably distributed. It is time to make it visible, to value it, and to ensure a better distribution in order to build a fairer and more equitable society.