This publication serves as the first publication in ‘A Policymaker’s Toolkit for Valuing Unpaid Care and Domestic Work and Investing the Care Economy’ which serves to empower policymakers in driving effective policy implementation for valuing and investing in the care economy. It is followed by The Model Framework for Policy Action on the Care Economy Concept which provides a strategic roadmap for evidence-led, care‑sensitive, and gender-transformative policies. For practical guidance on operationalizing the model framework, please consult ‘Designing Policymaker Training to Address the Care Economy: A Facilitator’s Manual’ and ‘Valuing and Investing in the Care Economy: A Policymaker’s Guide’, the third and fourth publications in the series respectively.