The Wages for Housework Movement
from Gender Troubles Hosted by Emma Austin and Eva Espenshade
In this episode, Eva tells Emma about the 1970's "Wages for Housework" movement, an international campaign calling for housework and care work to be compensated. They discuss the movement's radical grassroots origins, different feminist perspectives on the gendered division of labour, and the legacy of the movement in today's working and home life. Digressions include conversations about training squirrels and cleaning up roommate's beard hair. Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Facebook Support us on Patreon We are a proud member of the Harbinger Media Network Reading List: Wendy Edmond, All Work and No Pay : women, housework, and the wages due Silvia Federici, Wages Against Housework Ruth Schwartz Cowan, More Work For Mother Louise Toupin, The History of Wages for Housework Gender difference in housework stats Mariarosa Dalla Costa, Women and the Subversion of the Community image: poster from the See Red Women's Workshop
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