Women and the work of caring.

Deborah Ward

Women and the work of caring.

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Abstract

In the U.S., care for chronically dependent people is done mostly by family and friends, with only sporadic community support. Though such unpaid caregiving work--the bulk of it performed by women--constitutes an enormous subsidy to the national welfare, the contribution is undervalued, and the negative practical consequences for caregivers seldom recognized.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	11-25
Number of pages	15
Journal	Second opinion (Park Ridge, Ill.)
Volume	19
Issue number	2
State	Published - Oct 1993
Externally published	Yes

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Ward, D. (1993). Women and the work of caring. Second opinion (Park Ridge, Ill.), 19(2), 11-25.

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