"In our society, there seems a general rule that, the more obviously one’s work benefits other people, the less one is likely to be paid for it.”
- David Graeber
@ethicsinbricks it is analogous to budgets as value statements. And it is a sad statement about what we value. Pre-school teachers and home healthcare aides are among the lowest paid in our society and they care for the most vulnerable among us.
@jackiegardina @ethicsinbricks It’s no accident that these low paying but essential jobs in education, child care, and health care were/are predominantly performed by women.
Patriarchy tells women what jobs they should and can have and then puts little to no value in them.