“Care Work and the Economy” is not only the name of an international research cooperation consisting of 30 scholars, but also the title of a symposium hosted by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in October 2018. The research network called CWE-GAM discussed the results of the first project year, such as the development of macro-economic tools to facilitate a more comprehensive understanding of the political effects of care work on growth, wealth distribution and gender equity. The project intends to further examine how policy areas like fiscal policy, spending policy, trade, taxation, monetary policy and immigration are interlinked and what effect they have on the care industry. Furthermore, gender-sensitive framework conditions and recommendations for policymakers are going to be developed to initiate and implement gender equality in the care industry.