Who Cares? The Gendered Burden of Unpaid Care Work | Aina Salleh | TEDxGoodenoughCollege

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  • @aleefamansor5013
    @aleefamansor5013 2 роки тому +20

    This topic resonates so deeply with me. Society takes for granted the care work women, put in daily. I hope the men watching this will realise the toll it takes on women and for the women watching this to raise a better generation of men.

    • @marvin2678
      @marvin2678 9 місяців тому +2

      men do unpaid labor too...

    • @bruhkent6895
      @bruhkent6895 2 місяці тому +1

      @@marvin2678lol ok then tell us the evidence you have for men’s unpaid labor

  • @kreeshamillado1638
    @kreeshamillado1638 Рік тому +6

    In this discussion, it is indeed women are really important in every household which they play an important role in every day lives. It is happening and I've witnessed things like this even when I was a child. Mothers still works and do unpaid care work even they have full time work and is tired of that, but when they come home they do everything household chores and care for their children whilst the husband, after work they just rest, eat and sleep. I find it very unfair because men are much stronger physically than women then why they don't even do voluntarily those household chores. I feel bad because this is what I see in our home, and maybe later on I will be a mother too and I'm scared to think that I will work unpaid care work nonstop.

  • @anshulkaushik5249
    @anshulkaushik5249 11 місяців тому +5

    Breaks my heart to have faced this biased distribution of household work to us, just because we are born as girls. 😢 I just don’t know what I can do to change this. Feeling very sad and hopeless about it.

    • @marvin2678
      @marvin2678 9 місяців тому +1

      lol wanna bea victim so bad

    • @user-mt2co8ip4u
      @user-mt2co8ip4u 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@@marvin2678take care of your parents instead of spamming the comments here

    • @bruhkent6895
      @bruhkent6895 2 місяці тому

      @@marvin2678 spend less time on the internet wasting energy belittling strangers and pick up some of the house work for your mother or wife. because i can tell from this comment that you expect them to do all of it

  • @maimokhsein
    @maimokhsein 2 роки тому +16

    Eloquently put! Unpaid care work is the backbone of our economy, and gender roles are preventing women from getting their due. We don’t want social recognition for our labour when all it does is reenforces those gender roles for other women. Men should be involved in unpaid care, or pay women for their labour!

    • @ThatGuy-tx4vm
      @ThatGuy-tx4vm Рік тому +4

      Men already pay women for their labour... What house do you live in? Where do you find your clothes? And everything you own is basically bought and paid for by the husband if you're a stay at home mom... Ungrateful.

    • @ragepig1059
      @ragepig1059 Рік тому +3

      What the man is saying above is that a woman who works 168 hours a week for free should be grateful for her husband who works 40 and thinks that makes him lord. "Grateful" 🤣🤣🤣

    • @sirrus3009
      @sirrus3009 Рік тому +1

      @@ragepig1059 What the person saying above is that a women does not want the accountability of providing resources but wants monetary benefits for the responsibilities she signed up to do regardless.

    • @timelyferry
      @timelyferry 10 місяців тому +1

      that is right.

    • @user-mt2co8ip4u
      @user-mt2co8ip4u 9 місяців тому

      ​@@ThatGuy-tx4vmthe vast majority of women work and contribute to bills. Men dont do 50% of the care work though. Talk anout ungrateful yourself

  • @vherlenejohnpatrickm.mirad1775

    Domestic labour and unpaid caregiving are essential for people's wellbeing as well as the operation of the market economy. The stress of juggling both productive and reproductive work has an adverse impact on women's lives globally, limiting their access to economic possibilities and their influence inside the home. The wellbeing of individuals and society as a whole depends on both paid and unpaid care and household work. Even though some jobs, like spending time with your children or making dinner, may be more enjoyable than others, they all help to maintain a productive and healthy community.

  • @shurendarselvakumar5931
    @shurendarselvakumar5931 2 роки тому +5

    Well delivered. The approach of quantifying unpaid care work sheds necessary light on a silent crisis that we as a society have shown longstanding apathy to. If we don’t have the collective maturity to redistribute the burden simply out of care, perhaps providing a business case just might do so.

  • @rafeezahamdan6217
    @rafeezahamdan6217 2 роки тому +4

    Powerful and timely speech on unpaid care work. If we truly care, we will change our approach and mindset. Must watch!!

  • @izwan888
    @izwan888 2 роки тому +5

    This discussion is an important topic that we should be having especially in the emerging economies. Many thanks again Aina for sharing her invaluable thoughts on this crucial topic!

  • @shadeen89
    @shadeen89 2 роки тому +3

    The most relatable tedtalk I've listened too, covering a topic very real to me and the women I know. Thanks to the speaker for sharing her thoughts on this topic! Very eloquently put😘

  • @geraldinegranger9186
    @geraldinegranger9186 Рік тому +4

    Totally agree, but would include the grueling work of caring for the disabled and elderly as well.

  • @nasreeenturner
    @nasreeenturner 2 роки тому +19

    "women are expected to work like they don't have families, and take care of their families like they don't have to work" - very apt observation as I see it happening even to my closest family members and friends.

    • @VideosBanales
      @VideosBanales 10 місяців тому

      Theyre expected to work because of 2023 inflation because of the rich trying to maintain us as slaves to their corporations. What did you think? If you’re rich and married you can live like couples lived in the 1950’s. But that fairy tale is over for you woman. Your realities have become similar to a mans reality because you wanted it. You wanted equality but yet you cannot assume it.

    • @hongkonghottie
      @hongkonghottie 6 місяців тому

      yes same here

  • @fiqssygiggsy
    @fiqssygiggsy 2 роки тому +3

    Couldnt agree more with the speaker (who delivered this topic very well i must say!)! As if mental load burden isnt already enough for women, we literally have the physical work load too.

  • @ritahemmerly4224
    @ritahemmerly4224 5 місяців тому +2

    Where I see this a lot is in women doing most of the caring when it comes to elderly parent care.

  • @DukeShintaroAtrero
    @DukeShintaroAtrero Рік тому +1

    Ayon sa video na aking napanuod ,tinatalakay dito kung paano gumagalaw ang mga unpaid worker and kung ano ba ang halaga nila sa ating pamilya and sa ating lipunan. Ipinahahayag dito na ang mga babae ay isang natural multitasker na kung saan sobrang halaga ng mga babae sa ating lipunan. Habang pinapanuod ang video na realize ko na sobrang laki pala ng role ng mga babae hindi lang sa ating family pati nadin sa ating lipunan. Kaya dapat mas bigyan natin sila ng galang at respetuhin sila bilang isang babae na tinatawag na mga unpaid workers at bigyan saludo at karangalan dahil sa importante nilang role na ginagamapan sa ating family and lipunan.
    DUKE SHINTARO J. ATRERO
    BSHM 4B

  • @edraxyrone.4336
    @edraxyrone.4336 Рік тому +1

    I learned in the video that unpaid care workers, especially women, play a vital role in sustaining the families and community.
    For me, unpaid care work is like the backbone of our society. These caregivers, whether looking after children, the elderly, or managing household responsibilities, provide an essential foundation for families and communities. Recognizing the importance of unpaid care work is crucial, not only for gender equality but for overall societal health. Policies and cultural recognition that value and support these caregivers are essential, as they not only improve the quality of life for individuals and families but also contribute to the economic and social well-being of nations as a whole. It's time to shine a light on their often-overlooked contributions and provide the recognition and support they truly deserve.
    XYRON E. EDRA
    BSHM-4B

    • @bruhkent6895
      @bruhkent6895 2 місяці тому

      recognition is not what we need, we need equal work from the other people in our households. pay us for this unpaid labor or pick up some of the slack.

  • @jasmincastillo5999
    @jasmincastillo5999 Рік тому

    Siya ay nagsasalita tungkol sa nakabaon na mga inaasahan ng lipunan sa mga kasarian at ang hindi pantay na rebolusyon ng kasarian. Sa wakas, ipinaliwanag niya ang kahalagahan ng pag-normalize ng pakikilahok ng mga lalaki sa gawaing pangangalaga sa pamamagitan ng pagsasapanlipunan. Eloquently ilagay! Ang walang bayad na trabaho sa pangangalaga ay ang gulugod ng ating ekonomiya, at ang mga tungkulin ng kasarian ay humahadlang sa kababaihan na matanggap ang kanilang nararapat. Hindi namin gusto ang pagkilala sa lipunan para sa aming paggawa kapag ang ginagawa lang nito ay nagpapatibay sa mga tungkulin ng kasarian para sa ibang kababaihan. Ang mga lalaki ay dapat na kasangkot sa walang bayad na pangangalaga, o bayaran ang mga kababaihan para sa kanilang paggawa! Jasmin G Castillo BSHM 4B

  • @clintonjoyner4482
    @clintonjoyner4482 Рік тому +1

    I work 10 to 12 hours a day and then go home to maintain the lawn, cutting firewood, fixing the house and repairing and maintaining the vehicles. I am not paid for that extra work. Okay, we pay you for the house work and taking care of the kids, pay half the bills.

    • @user-mt2co8ip4u
      @user-mt2co8ip4u 9 місяців тому

      The vast majority of women work and pay 50% of the bills. How often are you having to mow the damn lawn compared to cooking, cleaning and caring for children? Be a father and stop being a deadbeat you freak. Why did yoj even have children if you wanted to palm parenting off onto women. Maybe if you worked less and did more at home your wife would be able to work more and pay more of the bills

    • @hongkonghottie
      @hongkonghottie 6 місяців тому

      the problem is that being stay at home mom can damage a womens earning power so she doesnt gain any financial independance

    • @bruhkent6895
      @bruhkent6895 2 місяці тому +1

      you’re missing the point. if you do that stuff then you are helping with the unpaid labor of taking care of the home and it’s not all on your wife. what she is talking about is the very real statistic of women who do nearly all of the unpaid labor in homes while their husbands use their free time outside of work for only hobbies.

    • @clintonjoyner4482
      @clintonjoyner4482 2 місяці тому

      @bruhkent6895 okay, the husband can pay her, then she can pay half the bills.

  • @happycarnivore..
    @happycarnivore.. Рік тому +3

    Women doing housework for their own family is not unpaid, rather she gets her rent/mortgage covered, utilities, food, mobile phone bill, car rego, fuel etc paid for or subsidized by her husbands efforts at work.
    Also if she works and does less hours or brings home less pay then she needs to balance that by doing more of the housework. It is equality.

    • @typicalairhead6846
      @typicalairhead6846 Рік тому +3

      Bruh…

    • @timelyferry
      @timelyferry 10 місяців тому +3

      men like this is why i am not getting married, and i wont regret a thing.

    • @happycarnivore..
      @happycarnivore.. 10 місяців тому

      @@timelyferry Nor will the men you spared from a woman like you ever regret your choice.

    • @hongkonghottie
      @hongkonghottie 6 місяців тому

      seems like she is referring to the women with demanding full time jobs who come home having to do a larger share of housework and caregiving

    • @bruhkent6895
      @bruhkent6895 2 місяці тому +1

      you missed the point. she’s talking about homes where there isn’t equality in labor at all, which unfortunately is still a very real problem. many women are expected to work full time as well as carry the load of raising the children and taking care of the home while the man also works but only uses his free time for hobbies not helping around the house. and the reality is that in most homes the men DONT work more than their wives and actually work a fairly even amount. these are based on statistics so i don’t want to see any whataboutism responses about your special case scenarios. if it doesn’t apply let it fly

  • @clintonjoyner4482
    @clintonjoyner4482 Рік тому +2

    The women in Iceland went on strike for one day for housework. If men went on strike the whole world shuts down. Water, sewage, firefighters, police and the electrical system, everything you women take for granted is done by men.

    • @timelyferry
      @timelyferry 10 місяців тому +3

      the whole world would not shut down. the only thing that will happen is you will get fired.

    • @clintonjoyner4482
      @clintonjoyner4482 10 місяців тому +1

      @@timelyferry if all men took off and then they fired them, then the world would starve and freeze to death. Can't fire them if they stick together.

    • @bruhkent6895
      @bruhkent6895 2 місяці тому

      lmao there’s a reason that society still was held up during world war two. when men leave the workforce, women move to fill the space. this threat doesn’t work like you think it does.

    • @bruhkent6895
      @bruhkent6895 2 місяці тому

      @@clintonjoyner4482it’s funny you think women wouldn’t just do those jobs if men quit them. i don’t know why you think women can’t live in a society without men.

    • @clintonjoyner4482
      @clintonjoyner4482 2 місяці тому +1

      @bruhkent6895 women could not run the infrastructure without men period.

  • @eclektric
    @eclektric 2 роки тому +1

    Nothing about men cutting grass or changing oil or fixing the sink. Unpaid labor only for women I guess

    • @nievedonnelly2154
      @nievedonnelly2154 Рік тому +3

      3:47

    • @user-mt2co8ip4u
      @user-mt2co8ip4u 9 місяців тому

      You act like these weekly tasks are equivalent to dsily tasks like cooking, cleaning and caring for your OWN DAMN CHILDREN. Deadbeat losers like you are always making excuses for not pulling your weight at home

    • @bruhkent6895
      @bruhkent6895 2 місяці тому

      lmao if men aren’t around to do those things do you really think women couldn’t just figure it out 😂