Agreement and progress It was a pleasantly warm morning in September, and the studio annual general meeting had just finished. The artists were all happily gathering around coffee and cakes. We had all agreed that progress had been made and everything was going well. An artist said, “ Have you seen this news?” The pitch of her voice made us […]
Domestic Labour, Women’s Work, Servants and Exploitation
Unpaid Work A quick search gave me this answer, so I quote – “Domestic labour refers to the unpaid work done within households, encompassing tasks like housework, childcare, and other forms of care work.” The key is that it is unpaid work and 56 years after I joined the 1970 Women’s Movement it is still mostly women’s work. I quote […]