Redesigning Care Workplaces So All Women Can Thrive

The care economy underpins all other economic activity, yet caregiving jobs - largely held by women - remain underpaid, unsafe, and unstable. This project strengthens the care economy and advances workplace innovation by establishing Elevate as a national, worker-centered infrastructure and California's Vivid Life as a successful statewide model. By shifting practices, standards, and norms, the project improves job quality and retention, reduces workforce harm, and builds a resilient care system that supports families, employers, and communities to thrive.