As more women enter the jobs market, the burden of care upon them can be reduced by helping more men become carers, write academics Hilary Land (far left) and Susan Himmelweit

Most care is still provided by family members, usually women, which may seem to the government to be a free source of care. In practice it is paid for by carers who have reduced opportunities to do other things with their lives.

Read the complete post at http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social-care-experts-blog/2008/10/time-for-men-to-join-the-carer.html

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Posted 2 Oct 2008 4:47 PM by The Social Care Experts Blog | Report Abuse

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