Essential Labor

Mothering as Social Change

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<p><strong><em>NATIONAL BESTSELLER</em></strong></p><p><strong>“Angela Garbes has given us the definitive explanation for something we all share: the sense that something is not right about our society’s treatment of parenting. <em>Essential Labor</em> is a beautifully written, painstakingly researched, and courageously personal book. Garbes reveals the way systems exploit caregiving and shows us how the essential work of mothering can fix not just family life, but society. A timely and unforgettable book.”—Heather McGhee, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>The Sum of Us</em></strong></p><p><strong>From the acclaimed author of <em>Like a Mother</em> comes a reflection on the state of caregiving in America, and an exploration of mothering as a means of social change.</strong></p><p>The Covid-19 pandemic shed fresh light on a long-overlooked truth: mothering is among the only essential work humans do. In response to the increasing weight placed on mothers and caregivers—and the lack of a social safety net to support them—writer AngelaGarbes found herself pondering a vital question: How, under our current circumstances that leave us lonely, exhausted, and financially strained, might we demand more from American family life?</p><p>In <em>Essential Labor,</em> Garbes explores assumptions about care, work, and deservedness, offering a deeply personal and rigorously reported look at what mothering is, and can be. A first-generation Filipino-American, Garbes shares the perspective of her family's complicated relationship to care work, placing mothering in a global context—the invisible economic engine that has been historically demanded of women of color.</p><p>Garbes contends that while the labor of raising children is devalued in America, the act of mothering offers the radical potential to create a more equitable society. In <em>Essential Labor, </em>Garbes reframes the physically and mentally draining work of meeting a child's bodily and emotional needs a

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780062937377

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

199 x 130 x 16 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2025

Verlag / Hersteller

HarperCollins