COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of care and calls for a change in how it is valued and prioritized

s-subsidization from more productive parts of the economy and public investment in the care sector

Advice given to healthcare workers focused on self-care,

e crisis highlighted the importance of essential workers like supermarket cashiers and care workers, but these workers are often undervalued, especially those who are women or people of color.

The focus on profit-making and cost-efficiency meant that there were no reserves or adequate supplies of protective equipment.

Self-care can involve setting up supportive networks and making connections between personal experiences and broader social structures.Taking care of oneself is an act of resistance against societal messages that devalue certain lives.

demands of work and personal life are becoming blurred

sure comes from a fear of job insecurity and a lack of support from welfare systems.

the pursuit of a "reliable body" in an uncertain world.

orthorexia, an eating disorder characterized by an obsession with healthy eating.

assroots social movements and self-help groups can often provide better care than professional services, while creating alternative structures that promote mutual aid and reduce reliance on expensive commodities.

policies undermine social cohesion and exacerbate social divisions.The text discusses how negative stereotypes and stigmatization of welfare recipients have been perpetuated by government campaigns and media portrayals.

A survey carried out across EU countries in 2016 found that among respondents, 44 per cent of women and 30 per cent of men found it difficult to combine paid work with caring responsibilities.8

The lens of social reproduction helps to identify the unpaid work that is necessary for the production of economic value in a capitalist economy.

Sue feels isolated and wishes she had more support in her life.

ecorded 20 per cent increase in female labour-force participation in OECD countries over the last thirty years.31

reports by the charity organisation Age UK and the Care Quality Commission, the public body that inspects and regulates health and social care in Britain, one in seven older people (1.4 million) were not receiving the care they needed in 2018.5 The Care Quality Commission also reported in 2019 that the number of children with mental health disorders accessing social services had increased by 50 per cent in four years.6

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Having long flourished in politics and religion, they have also spread into science and medicine

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