On the second annual International Day of Care and Support, the United States acknowledges the essential role of care infrastructure in the global economy and pays tribute to the significant contributions of care workers worldwide.

The World Economic Forum reports that unpaid care work contributes $11 trillion, or nearly nine percent of global GDP. Women, on average, perform more than three times the total hours of unpaid care work compared to men. This perpetuates a discriminatory expectation that mothers and daughters should bear this responsibility, impacting their economic futures. The International Labor Organization notes that 81 percent of domestic workers globally are informally employed, with 76.2 percent being women. This means their work is often unregulated, underpaid, and undervalued.

In January 2023, Secretary Blinken introduced the first-ever U.S. Strategy on Global Women’s Economic Security. This strategy highlights advancing care infrastructure and recognizing care work as crucial efforts to support women's full and equal economic participation and leadership. In November 2023, Secretary Blinken reaffirmed the Department's commitment to implementing the Presidential Memorandum for Advancing Worker Empowerment Rights and High Labor Standards Globally. This aims to promote inclusive labor markets and uphold the rights of all workers across formal or informal sectors regardless of gender, race, or background.

"We are proud to collaborate with governments, the private sector, workers, labor unions, and civil society to advance the care economy," states an official release. This includes striving toward the G7 Leaders’ commitment to supporting 200 million more women joining the workforce by 2035 through investments aimed at closing the global gap in childcare availability.