RUPANI FOUNDATION
Childcare Circles for Responsive Workplaces
To help SME employers redesign their workplace practices to integrate caregiving realities, thereby enabling women to remain economically active after childbirth without career development penalties.
Access to childcare remains a barrier to women's workforce participation and a hidden productivity cost for SME employers. This project introduces a workplace-based childcare circle model that integrates rotating, peer-supported childcare into the paid workday without requiring facilities or specialized staff. By recognizing caregiving as essential labor and embedding it into work design, the model will improve female employee retention and support their career advancement, while generating scalable, employer-ready standards to advance caregiving-responsive employment practices.
Primary Barrier
Caregiving Responsibilities
Location
Texas
Solution Region
West South Central
Community Type
Urban
Annual Operating Budget
$1.0 to 5 Million
