Care work goes unnoticed from "summary" of Love's Labor by Eva Feder Kittay
Throughout society, there exists a pervasive tendency to overlook the labor of care. This oversight stems from a deep-rooted bias that devalues the work traditionally performed by women in the private sphere of the home. Care work, which encompasses tasks such as nurturing, emotional support, and household maintenance, is often dismissed as menial and unskilled. Despite the essential role that care work plays in sustaining families and communities, it is consistently marginalized and rendered invisible. The invisibility of care work is further exacerbated by the economic structures that uphold this undervaluation. Capitalist systems prioritize productivity and profit, placing a premium on work that generates tangible results and monetary gain. In contrast, care work is seen as unproductive, as its outcomes are intangible and often intangible. This devaluation is reflected in the disparities in wages between care workers and those in more traditionally "productive" fields. Moreover, the undervaluation of care work is also intertwined with gender norms and expectations. Historically, care work has been assigned to women as pa...
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