This resource from UN Women highlights the critical role of care work in underpinning economies, societies, and human well-being. It examines how women and girls disproportionately shoulder unpaid and low-paid care responsibilities, limiting their economic opportunities and reinforcing gender inequality. The report presents the TransformCare Investment Initiative – Asia Pacific (TCII-AP), a multi-partner, long-term programme designed to build resilient, inclusive, and gender-equitable care systems. Through investments in quality care services, job creation, and shifts in social norms, TCII-AP aims to release women and girls from unpaid care burdens, expand economic participation, and foster caring societies and inclusive, green economies across the region.