What is the 'sandwich generation'? New data sheds light on hidden toll of caregiving

New federal data provides insight into who provides unpaid care for our elderly and young children, including the so-called "sandwich generation," who juggle the demands of both family and career.

As Anne Gaviola explains, this data sheds light on the hidden toll of free labour that keeps our economy running and households afloat.

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[oscarhawke]

So you want to be paid for looking after your family? Her kids are teenagers. I'm sure they are not useless.

[hithere]

Unpaid time. You mean being a family? What are you whining about?

[swedishhousemfia]

so... working and taking care of your family is benign nowadays. You can do both. You expect to be paid to take care of your family? Many cultures have multi generational homes where they take care of one another.

[rupertperiwinkle]

Don't have kids. Simple. There needs to be more nursing homes for elderly care. Care taking an old person is too demanding and takes a toll on your mental an dphysical health. It's a burden and not worth it.

[georgesimon]

Poor me, poor me. Don't want to look after kids don't have them. Your parents are your problem, self entitlement to the extreme.

[aavvcc]

I honestly don’t think I could last very long taking care of multiple children, parents, in-laws, grandparents…people who do and live to tell about it are a special breed.

[GreyCrowe]

Why don't my high taxes go towards healthcare, child care and retirement care?!?
They do..., for Israel.

[Stardusted]

We all know what we’ve gotta do, but male siblings who do nothing to help are the real reason it’s so hard. Selfish people will stand by and watch while they take care of themselves only. Really, they know what’s going on big time, and they couldn’t care less. That’s what we need to fix and never will. The story is as old as Adam and Eve.

[michaelre]

This is hilarious. Middle-aged people have always taken care of the young and the elderly.

[HaloFlemz]

This is the reason I didn't have kids, I have 2 boomers to start looking after in the the next 5 years. I hope the cares keep there chins up. It's hard and it's draining but you are the best at it.

[spaceballs-sjri]

There's no such thing. You imagined it

[sandycares]

Wow - what a bunch of nasty comments!!

[Kris-sfqf]

I was raising three young kids alone when I was also helping my mother who had cancer . Some People are such snowflakes 😂

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