IncludUs Fund
The Care-Centered Operating System (CCOS): Redesigning how work actually works
Design, test, scale a care-centered operating system that redesigns workplace norms, decision-making, and metrics so women can advance without sacrificing pay, wellbeing, or leadership opportunity.
Women's advancement at work is constrained by systems built on constant availability, linear careers, and hidden caregiving penalties that limit promotion, pay, and leadership continuity. This project designs, pilots, and publishes a care-centered operating model that shifts responsibility from women to institutions, redefining leadership, workload, and accountability. Tested with nonprofit partners, the model will show reduced caregiving-related attrition, sustained leadership authority, equitable promotion and pay trajectories, and improved performance, offering a standard for workforce redesign.
Primary Barrier
Caregiving Responsibilities
Location
Virginia
Solution Region
East North Central
Community Type
Urban
Annual Operating Budget
$1.0 to 5 Million
