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Title: Placing a Value on Care Work

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2010

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Abstract: In Massachusetts, as in every other place in the world, there are children needing care and education, people with physical and mental health needs, and those who require assistance with the daily tasks of life because of illness, age, or disability. The labor of meeting these needs— care work—is a complex activity with profound implications for personal, social, and economic well-being. Care work is not just a cornerstone of our economy—it is its foundation. Care work . . .

Url: https://www.bostonfed.org/-/media/Documents/cb/PDF/Randy_Albelda_Care_Work.pdf

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Authors: Hammonds, Clare; Suh, Yooyeoun; Albelda, Randy; Duffy, Mignon; Folbre, Nancy

Periodical (Full): Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Communities & Banking

Issue: 1

Volume: 2

Pages: 6-9

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Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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