SOC214H1 : Summary of Dual Earning Family (readings and lecture notes)
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Reproductive labour: labour that includes household chores, the care of elders, adults, and youth, socialization of children, maintenance of social ties in the family. Gender controlling factor of the outflow of labour in globalization and show another dimension by which gender shapes the economic divisions of labour in migration. Reproductive labour a commodity purchased by class-privileged women. Class privileged women purchase low-wage services of migrant filipina domestic workers who. Purchasing low-wage services of women of colour then purchase even lower wage services of poorer women left behind in the philippines. Escape relationships with husband, burden to uphold traditional norm of nuclear family. Mostly, reasons for migrating was for economic reasons. Women take on the role as the economic provider, reconstituting the gender division of labour. Domestic work in international countries pay more than professional work in the philippines. Instead of negotiating directly with male counterparts for a fairer division of household work,
