Invisible Work: Women strike back

About this episode

The episode explores the concept of invisible labor predominantly shouldered by women and highlights various global movements pushing back against it.

Women around the world and across generations are connected by this familiar thing that you can't actually see: invisible labor. The mountain of tasks that go unseen and undervalued, and which fall mainly on the shoulders of women. From Icelandic grandmothers to Escape the Corset and 4B activists in South Korea, here's what happens when women push back.

Topics covered

• invisible labor
• women's rights
• activism
• gender equality
• cultural history

Keywords

• invisible labor
• women
• activism
• South Korea
• Iceland
• gender roles
• cultural history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Escape the Corset, 4B activists

Places: South Korea

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