Home Our Work Publications Indispensable But Overlooked: Girls’ Caretaking and Household Responsibilities and Their Effects on Girls’ Lives Indispensable But Overlooked: Girls’ Caretaking and Household Responsibilities and Their Effects on Girls’ Lives Education & Pushout DOWNLOAD Our research review examines a range of studies and finds that girls’ roles at home form a significant but invisible part of the care economy, which has substantial effects on their childhood, especially their experiences in school.