As more than one speaker noted at the CareFest conference this week, in the absence of public solutions, much of the burden has fallen on workplaces to address workers’ care needs. A question that came up throughout our conversations: Given the current state of affairs, what would it look like for businesses to take seriously our collective responsibility to invest in care?

Below is a transcript of our conversation at CareFest with Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women's Law Center, lightly edited for clarity: