EXAMINING THE GENDER INEQUALITIES OF CARE WORK

Within the discourse of economic inequality, there has always been a sidelining of the extent to which the entire conversation - particularly among scholars and policymakers - is gendered. As authors like Ideland (2018) have demonstrated in their research work, a big proportion of the care work across the world is often relegated to women and girls. However, even as this relegation occurs, it is notable that women tend to be paid less than male counterparts for the same amount of work. This means that women have to work overtime to meet the demands of their professional and personal lives.