Join an Online Conversation About Women and Caregiving

Readers of the DCA’s blog and newsletter are invited to share their thoughts and experiences about women and caregiving on the Feminism2.0 website, which is hosting an extended online discussion of the topic this month. A Twitter conversation on the same topic is also open to anyone who has or wants to start a Twitter account. “We are looking for insights, comments, and expertise,” said a Feminism2.0 organizer in an email to the DCA. “We are looking for personal stories to illustrate the human experience of caregiving and to build a sense of solidarity among all caregivers.” Feminism 2.0 is partnering with the National Family Caregivers Association and the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation to host the online discussion, which seeks answers to questions like: What is caregiving in all its shapes and forms? What role does it play in women’s lives? What can be done, or what changes need to happen, to facilitate caregiving? Blog posts or links to posts on other blogs that are sent to info@fem2pt0.com by July 13 will be published as part of the discussion. To participate in a Women and Caregiving Twittercast on Monday night, July 13, at 10 PM EST, go to hashtag #fem2 (visit Feminism 2.0 to learn how to join a Twittercast.) Elise Nakhnikian Communications Director Direct Care Alliance From the DCA blog, posted because there may be some 771 caregivers interested in participating.