Discuss the problem of inequalities in who works and who provides care work.
Professor instructions: Families, work, and care workSeveral of the readings for this week discuss the problem of inequalities in who works and who provides care work. These inequalities overlap with major life stressors, like job insecurity, aging parents, and increasing work demands.What do these authors mean by “care work” and why call it that?How do our paid/wage jobs (men’s & women’s) produce strain for care work? What are some of the solutions discussed (see especially chapter 48)?
