ABSTRACT
Care and caring are compelling issues that affect people from all walks of life on a daily basis. Care has become a major item on the agenda of most industrialised countries due to pressing socio-economic issues related to the ageing population, the decrease in fertility rates, the fight against child poverty and the management of an increasingly diverse workforce in a 24/7 global and progressively digitised economy. The impacts of the care-crisis extend to women who migrate far away from their own family, leaving their children and other care dependants without adequate care for long periods of time. The care-crisis has contributed to migratory movements within the European Union and globally, which have led some to characterise care a “global merchandise”, a commodified service which can be marketed. Men’s engagement in care is also likely to contribute to fully enabling women to make genuine choices.
