domestic labor
Cooking and cleaning
Domestic labor is the work of maintaining a household—cooking, cleaning, childcare, laundry, and similar tasks.
The term emphasizes that these activities constitute real work, whether performed by family members (typically women, historically unpaid) or hired workers.
Economists and feminists use it to make visible labor that traditional economic measures ignore: The GDP doesn't account for domestic labor.
- laundryItems needing cleaning
- folding laundryOrganizing washed clothing
- childcareSupervision of young ones
- cleaningRemoving dirt and mess
- dustingRemoving surface grime
washing dishes · cooking · mopping · scheduling · emotional support · caregiving · invisible · behind the scenes · eldercare · pet care · second shift · mental load · organizing · meal planning · unpaid work · parenting · gendered · decluttering
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, employee, profession
- feminismfeminism, feminist theory, gender equality, women's rights, feminist novels
- home economicshome economics, cooking, cooking techniques, sewing, cleaning
- gender equalitygender equality, gender equity, equal rights, equal pay, gender parity
- gender equitygender equality, gender equity, equal rights, gender gap, pay equity
- sexismsexism, gender discrimination, sex discrimination, gender bias, male privilege
domestic laboroffice work
Administrative job tasks
factory work · industrial labor · field work · blue-collar work