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Domestic work: issues, literature and policies

The article provides a review of the main issues that, today, structure the investigations of paid domestic work, showing that a multiplicity of factors, mostly related to the entry of women into the labour market have intensified the problems encountered in this field Continuities are displayed in the configuration of domestic work, as well as processes undergoing transformation. Finally, some themes are pointed out that deserve deeper consideration in future research.

Domestic Work; Labour Market; inequality


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