About the Founder

Barbara Bashabe is a doctoral candidate in Global Studies whose work examines how systems of governance and power shape inequality across contexts. Her research focuses on how these systems structure life trajectories, shaping not only political participation and institutional dynamics, but also labor, care, and long-term well-being.

Alongside this, her professional experience working with immigrant communities and caregivers has extended this work into a closely connected area: how systems of inequality shape the long-term well-being of caregiving workers.

This has led to a growing focus on caregiving, workforce systems, and aging, particularly the question of what happens to workers after decades of providing care for others.

The Problem

Caregiving is essential to the functioning of societies, yet the long-term well-being of caregiving workers remains largely overlooked.

Many caregivers, particularly migrant and low-wage workers, spend decades supporting the health and stability of others, often within systems that offer limited long-term security.

Despite the centrality of this labor, there is limited attention to what happens to caregivers over time, especially as they themselves age.

Research Focus

This work examines how caregiving labor shapes long-term life trajectories, with a focus on:

• Aging and long-term well-being of caregivers

• Structural gaps within workforce and aging systems

• Financial, health, and social outcomes over time

• Practical pathways for more equitable aging

Context and Approach

This initiative builds on a broader research agenda examining how systems of governance and power shape inequality across contexts. While prior research has focused on political systems, particularly how individuals navigate constraint in electoral environments, this work extends that lens to care systems.

It brings together research, lived experience, and applied inquiry to better understand caregiving as a critical and underexplored site through which long-term inequality is produced and experienced.

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