Knowra Care work Care work Care work is paid or unpaid labor that meets people’s physical, emotional, and developmental needs, including direct support and the work that sustains care.
Unpaid care work : Care labor performed without direct monetary payment, often within families and communities. Shows how substantial care labor can remain outside wages and employment records.
Dependency work : Labor involved in supporting people whose needs require assistance from others. Names the practical labor of responding to dependence in everyday life.
Childcare : Supervision and support that promote children’s safety, health, and development. Caring for children combines daily physical support with developmental work.
Gendered division of labor : The unequal allocation of paid and unpaid work by gender. Women perform a disproportionate share of unpaid care in many societies.
Domestic work : Labor performed in or for households, including cleaning, cooking, and household maintenance. Household tasks often make direct care possible, though they are not identical to it.
Care relationship : A relationship in which one person provides support and another receives or needs it. Care work happens within relationships shaped by trust, obligation, and unequal power.
Eldercare : Support for older adults’ health, daily activities, relationships, and independence. It illustrates care work shaped by aging, changing needs, and autonomy.
Care penalty : The earnings and career disadvantages associated with providing care responsibilities. Care duties can limit paid work and reduce long-term economic security.
Emotional labor : The management of feelings and emotional displays to meet occupational or social expectations. Care relationships often require workers to manage emotion as part of their labor.
Care chain : A sequence of care arrangements connecting households and workers across places, often internationally. Hiring care workers can transfer responsibilities between households and across borders.
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