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CAROW on Care Work

Care work makes almost all other work possible. By caring for young children, the elderly, those in need of medical care, and people with disabilities, care workers are vital to the economy and the individuals they support.  

Growing demand for childcare and home care in the US is reaching crisis levels. Although crucial to the economy, care workers are often invisible, undervalued, and marginalized. The majority of care workers in the US are women of color, many of whom are immigrants, who face poor and precarious working conditions and low wages.

Researchers at ILR are shining a light on this often-overlooked workforce to better understand how to improve working conditions, empower workers, and improve outcomes for patients, children, families, and the vulnerable.

Job Quality and Wellbeing in Veterinarian Workplaces

The Center for Applied Research on Work (CAROW) at Cornell University is supporting research to better understand how to improve job quality and wellbeing for workers in veterinarian workplaces. We are interested in learning about your experience and invite you to participate in a short survey. As a Thank You, you will receive access to a free self-paced virtual training program, valued at more than $5,000

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Improving Working Conditions for Better Patient Care: ILR-Weill Cornell Research

An ILR-Weill Cornell Medicine collaboration highlights the benefits of prioritizing enhanced working conditions for frontline health care workers as a way to improve long-term patient care.
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Improving Working Conditions for Better Patient Care: ILR-Weill Cornell Research

Collaboration With Weill

ILR Associate Dean of Outreach Ariel Avgar is working with faculty at Weill Cornell Medicine to research the working conditions of low-wage frontline health care professionals in New York to assess the impact on patient care.
Associate Professor Ariel Avgar, Dr. Madeline Sterling, A&S ’08 and Douglas Wigdor meeting at ILR’s NYC headquarters.
Collaboration With Weill