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Myfan Jordan

Women’s Work in the Pandemic Economy

The Unbearable Hazard of Hierarchy

Myfan Jordan

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English
Palgrave Macmillan
05 October 2023
Feminism & feminist theory; Sociology: work & labour; Social welfare & social services; Political economy; Civil service & public sector
This book explores two unique studies of women’s economic behaviour during Australia’s COVID-19 crisis. The first describes the care ‘frontline’ in the feminised labor sectors of healthcare and education, identifying extreme workload pressures, deteriorating conditions, and a shockingly high incidence of workplace bullying: including women targeting other women workers. The author argues workplace cultures are almost inevitable in Australia’s advanced neoliberal economy, where a patri-colonial legacy continues to devalue and under-resource women’s work.

In contrast, a second study of voluntary care provisioning taking place in ‘hyperlocal digital sharing networks’ over the same period identifies very different economic behaviours. Here, women – and occasionally men – instead engage in ‘care-full’ labors of gifting, collective provisioning, and hive mind problem-solving, that align with the gift economy models seen in degrowth theory.

This book will interest scholars in gender studies, sociology, and economics, particularly those interested in care work, the gift economy, and women’s labor.
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Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication:   Switzerland
Edition:   1st ed. 2023
Dimensions:   Height: 210mm,  Width: 148mm, 
Weight:   374g
ISBN:   9783031401534
ISBN 10:   3031401530
Pages:   169
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Myfan Jordan is a scholar activist and the Founding Director of Grassroots Research Studio.

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