Care debt: patriarchy and capital on the offensive, feminist economics as a proposal

10 April 2019 by Blanca Bayas

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In recent years, the concept of “care debt”, associated with the time and work women have devoted to domestic and care tasks, has been widespread, thus sustaining the impact of the current crisis and making the functioning of the capitalist and patriarchal system viable.

What does the idea of “care Care Le concept de « care work » (travail de soin) fait référence à un ensemble de pratiques matérielles et psychologiques destinées à apporter une réponse concrète aux besoins des autres et d’une communauté (dont des écosystèmes). On préfère le concept de care à celui de travail « domestique » ou de « reproduction » car il intègre les dimensions émotionnelles et psychologiques (charge mentale, affection, soutien), et il ne se limite pas aux aspects « privés » et gratuit en englobant également les activités rémunérées nécessaires à la reproduction de la vie humaine. debt” entail and what does it denounce?
What is its historical basis and how does it materialise in the current stage of financialised capitalism?
What are the utilities and recent criticisms of this term?

The objective of this document is to go deeper into this concept and to point out some discussions that have been generated around it from the diverse and developing paradigm of feminist economics.

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