Authors
Sara Stevano, Rosimina Ali, Merle Jamieson
Publication date
2021/4/3
Journal
Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d'études du développement
Volume
42
Issue
1-2
Pages
178-199
Publisher
Routledge
Description
COVID-19 has shaken a foundational pillar of global capitalism: the organisation of work. A pivotal dimension of such re-organisation has been the classification of work as essential or not. This article explores the concept of essential work using a global feminist social reproduction perspective. We show that the meaning of essential work is more ambiguous and politicised than it may appear and, although it can be used as a basis to reclaim the value of socially reproductive work, its transformative potential hinges on the possibility to encompass the most precarious and transnational dimensions of (re)production.
Scholar articles
S Stevano, R Ali, M Jamieson - Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue …, 2021