Ai-jen Poo — This Is Our (Caring) Revolution | The On Being Project
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Ai-jen Poo — This Is Our (Caring) Revolution | The On Being Project
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Reproductive labor is all the work needed to sustain a productive workforce for generations. It includes caring for children, adults, and the elderly; household chores; and keeping everyone in the household emotionally and physically healthy.
Reproductive labor is all the work needed to sustain a productive workforce for generations. It includes caring for children, adults, and the elderly; household chores; and keeping everyone in the household emotionally and physically healthy.
American society values work in terms of how much we produce, and how efficiently we can do it. It tells us that our output is our worth. Caregiving, conversely, is inefficient. But it pays dividends. If we were to think about work in terms of our humanity—making people feel dignified, valued, and whole—then caregiving is the most important work we
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