Global conversations about care (conference review of the Global Carework Summit, 1-3 June 2017, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA)

The Global Carework Summit, organised by the Carework Network and hosted by the University of Massachusetts Lowell’s Center on Women and Work, brought together more than 150 attendees from 25 countries at the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell) in the USA during 1–3 June 2017. The Carework Network, formed almost 20 years ago by a small group of sociologists studying care, is an all-volunteer, international organisation of researchers, policymakers and advocates involved in various domains of care work. Although it is primarily based in the social sciences, it welcomes members from all academic disciplines and advocacy organisations with an interest in the study of care and care work.