Why the gendered political economy of COVID-19 matters
Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute
15/04/2020
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epidemic disease ; women ; unpaid work ; gender ; low wages ; family responsibilities ; social work
Gender equality & Women
http://speri.dept.shef.ac.uk/2020/04/15/why-the-gendered-political-economy-of-covid-19-matters/
"While the Chancellor's injection of money into the economy is welcome, it highlights just how undervalued ‘women's work' still is in our societies. Feminist political economists have long argued that, in times of crisis, the conventional wisdom underpinning our political economy comes into sharp view, particularly in terms of exposing the ‘subsidy' provided by ‘unvalued' and ‘undervalued' work. The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the unvalued, ..."
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