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Women, the ‘sandwich generation’ and the modern family

10:00am - 11:30am
ippr, 30-32 Southampton Street, London WC2E 7RA

• Harriet Harman, MP, Minister for Women and Equality
• Dr Dalia Ben-Galim, ippr
• Samantha Smethers, Grandparents Plus

Demographic changes mean that more and more people are taking on caring responsibilities. Carers are a diverse bunch who have a variety of different needs that depend on a range of factors that include the needs of the care recipient, gender, age, labour market position and family status. As four generation families are becoming more common and many more of us becoming carers, innovative policy reform is needed if we are going to meet the future demand for care.

This seminar considered the role of the modern family and what implications there may be for policy, public services and the labour market as more of us are caring. It focused on:

• the ‘sandwich generation’ – those who are caring for dependent children and dependent adults at the same time
• the role of grandparents in caring for children and disabled relatives
• employment outcomes for carers – particularly women and older people.

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