The unsung, unseen, undone work of women
Marina Benjamin
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British author Marina Benjamin has collected a series of essays on the undervalued work women play in society.
The child of Iraqi Jewish migrants, Ms Benjamin mixes her life as a renowned writer in bustling Britain with the traditional values of her upbringing. She reflects on this contrasting role as she looks after her ailing mother, who had her own stormy relationship with the women paid to help her domestically.
Further, when the author’s teenage daughter moves out of home, Ms Benjamin again queries her role as caregiver.
In chapters on roles such as feeding, cleaning, caring and safeguarding, Ms Benjamin examines the obligations so often thrust onto women in the world’s households without praise or acknowledgment.
The result is a warm, engaging work, no matter the reader’s gender.
The Public Service Association of NSW and Community and Public Sector Union (SPSF Group) NSW Branch acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work and the places in which we live. We pay respect to Ancestors and Elders, past, present and future. We recognise the unique cultural and spiritual relationship and celebrate the contributions of first nations peoples to Australia.
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