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Katy Elphinstone<p>What is work?</p><p>I just read an article on Callaci’s book, ‘Wages for Housework’. </p><p>It is a great article (link at the end of the thread), but…</p><p>At one point she describes how, for a time, her son needed her to sit with him with one hand on his stomach for him to go to sleep. She later wondered, “Was that work?” And decided it felt wrong to call it such.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Work</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Housework" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Housework</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/UnpaidLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnpaidLabor</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/UnpaidCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnpaidCarers</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/EmotionalLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmotionalLabor</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a></p>
Centre for Population Change<p>Just in time for lunch 🥪🍜☕️</p><p>📖 The new issue of <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/ChangingPopulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChangingPopulations</span></a> is here! </p><p>Read about the latest news on <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>population</span></a> trends and how our <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> is helping to tackle <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/demographic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demographic</span></a> challenges.</p><p><a href="https://sway.cloud.microsoft/CmZy5IKeGpRNyfAy?ref=Link&amp;loc=play" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sway.cloud.microsoft/CmZy5IKeG</span><span class="invisible">pRNyfAy?ref=Link&amp;loc=play</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sciences.social/tags/socialscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialscience</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/demography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demography</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>migration</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/inequalities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inequalities</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/ageing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ageing</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/carers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>carers</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/UnpaidCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnpaidCarers</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/socialpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/genetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genetics</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/population_genetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>population_genetics</span></a></p>
AutisticMumTo3 She/Her or They/Them<p>Unpaid carers must be supported by the DWP and councils <a href="https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/unpaid-carers-support-dwp-councils-care-full/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.bigissue.com/opinion/unpa...</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23DWP" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DWP</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Overpayment" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Overpayment</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Work" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Work</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23CarersAllowance" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CarersAllowance</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23UnpaidCarers" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnpaidCarers</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23FamilyCarers" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FamilyCarers</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Carers" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Carers</a><br><br><a href="https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/unpaid-carers-support-dwp-councils-care-full/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">All we want for Christmas is&nbsp;f...</a></p>
AutisticMumTo3<p>Unpaid carers must be supported by the DWP and councils<br> <a href="https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/unpaid-carers-support-dwp-councils-care-full/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bigissue.com/opinion/unpaid-ca</span><span class="invisible">rers-support-dwp-councils-care-full/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/DWP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DWP</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Overpayment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Overpayment</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Work</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/CarersAllowance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarersAllowance</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/UnpaidCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnpaidCarers</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/FamilyCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyCarers</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Carers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Carers</span></a></p>
Katy Elphinstone<p>Do you think main-carer parents should be paid?</p><p>It would be super useful, whichever your answer, to know WHY you think as you do on this question. </p><p>Thank you 🥰 </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Parenting</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AskingAutistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AskingAutistics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AskingEveryoneReally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AskingEveryoneReally</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Parents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Parents</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/UnpaidCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnpaidCarers</span></a></p>
Fiona Grahame Orkney News Ltd<p>It is estimated that there are around 800,000 unpaid carers, including 30,000 under the age of 18, providing care for a family member, friend or neighbour in Scotland.<br>Unpaid Carer ? Check if you are eligible for support payments. <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CarersRightsDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarersRightsDay</span></a> <a href="https://theorkneynews.scot/2024/11/20/unpaid-carer-check-if-you-are-eligible-for-support-payments-carersrightsday/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theorkneynews.scot/2024/11/20/</span><span class="invisible">unpaid-carer-check-if-you-are-eligible-for-support-payments-carersrightsday/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Benefit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Benefit</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CarerSupportPayment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarerSupportPayment</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UnpaidCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnpaidCarers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CarersRightsDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarersRightsDay</span></a></p>
Katy Elphinstone<p>It’s estimated that if women around the world received minimum wage for every hour of their unpaid labor, they would've contributed about $10.9 trillion to the global economy in 2020. </p><p>This is more than twice the size of the global tech industry that same year ($5.2 trillion). </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/UnpaidCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnpaidCarers</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Parenting</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WomensRights</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Patriarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Patriarchy</span></a> </p><p>(ref below)</p>
Katy Elphinstone<p>I’m so mystified by this logic 🤷‍♀️</p><p>Why assign nearly all the responsibility to those (often lonely &amp; exhausted) parents? </p><p>There's a context! A critical lack of support and compensation for certain kinds of labor, most notably care work of any kind.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Parenting</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/UnpaidCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnpaidCarers</span></a></p>
Katy Elphinstone<p>Nine things parents are encouraged to think are all their fault.</p><p>A thread 🧵 </p><p>⬇️ </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Parenting</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/UnpaidCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnpaidCarers</span></a></p>
Bob Jamieson<p>"Mom goes hunting"</p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/4HG7cLc8HiU?si=V03oPMYi9StnFd6y" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/shorts/4HG7cLc8HiU</span><span class="invisible">?si=V03oPMYi9StnFd6y</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parenting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WomensRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>equality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UnpaidCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnpaidCarers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/motherhood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>motherhood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fatherhood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fatherhood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>family</span></a></p>
Katy Elphinstone<p>"Mom goes hunting."</p><p>My sister just sent me this. I'm still laughing 10 minutes later. </p><p>😍😂🫂 (to the guy who made this, in gratitude!)</p><p>P.S. Of course it applies to all main carer parents!!</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parenting</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/unpaidcarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unpaidcarers</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/4HG7cLc8HiU?si=6teU0dI8TCwyFyBf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/shorts/4HG7cLc8HiU</span><span class="invisible">?si=6teU0dI8TCwyFyBf</span></a></p>
Katy Elphinstone<p>Most main-carer parents are exhausted and depleted just from daily life. </p><p>The logistics, the practicalities, the being constantly ‘on’, and the general drudgery and hauling stuff about.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/UnpaidCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnpaidCarers</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Parenting</span></a></p>
AutisticMumTo3<p>Woman, 86, told she no longer has to repay £13,000 in benefits in DWP U-turn | Benefits | The Guardian<br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/sep/04/woman-no-longer-repay-benefits-dwp-u-turn-carers-sia-kasparis" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/society/articl</span><span class="invisible">e/2024/sep/04/woman-no-longer-repay-benefits-dwp-u-turn-carers-sia-kasparis</span></a></p><p><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/GuardianInvestigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GuardianInvestigation</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dementia</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/UnpaidCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnpaidCarers</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/FamilyCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyCarers</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/CarersAllowance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarersAllowance</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/PensionCredit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PensionCredit</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/SevereDisabilityPremium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SevereDisabilityPremium</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/DWP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DWP</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Kendall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kendall</span></a></p>
AutisticMumTo3<p>Northern women forced to provide £10bn in unpaid care a year due to hole in NHS provision | The Independent<br> <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/unpaid-care-northern-women-more-b2605758.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">independent.co.uk/news/uk/home</span><span class="invisible">-news/unpaid-care-northern-women-more-b2605758.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NHS</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/NHSCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NHSCrisis</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Carers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Carers</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/UnpaidCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnpaidCarers</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/FamilyCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyCarers</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/HealthEquityNorth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthEquityNorth</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/InformalCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InformalCare</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disabled</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/LongTermSick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LongTermSick</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/ChronicallyIll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChronicallyIll</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/NHSServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NHSServices</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/NorthernEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernEngland</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/BenefitCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BenefitCuts</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/PublicHealthFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealthFunding</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Funding</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/NorthSouthDivide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthSouthDivide</span></a></p>
AutisticMumTo3<p>Unpaid carer says DWP’s fraud prosecution threat was ‘like blackmail’ | Carers | The Guardian<br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/19/unpaid-carer-dwp-prosecution-threat-like-blackmail" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/society/articl</span><span class="invisible">e/2024/aug/19/unpaid-carer-dwp-prosecution-threat-like-blackmail</span></a></p><p><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/DWP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DWP</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fraud</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/WronglyAccused" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WronglyAccused</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/WrongfullyAccused" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WrongfullyAccused</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/CPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPS</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/AccidentalBreachOfEarningsRules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AccidentalBreachOfEarningsRules</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/CarersAllowance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarersAllowance</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Carers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Carers</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/UnpaidCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnpaidCarers</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/FamilyCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyCarers</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/FinancialHardship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialHardship</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/WeCareCampaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeCareCampaign</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/DWPLettingTheOverpaymentBuildUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DWPLettingTheOverpaymentBuildUp</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Court</span></a></p>
AutisticMumTo3<p>What pushes unpaid carers into poverty? - Understanding Society<br> <a href="https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/news/2024/08/07/what-pushes-unpaid-carers-into-poverty/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">understandingsociety.ac.uk/new</span><span class="invisible">s/2024/08/07/what-pushes-unpaid-carers-into-poverty/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Carers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Carers</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/UnpaidCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnpaidCarers</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/FamilyCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyCarers</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poverty</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/JosephRowntreeFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JosephRowntreeFoundation</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/JRF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JRF</span></a> <br> <a href="https://leftist.network/tags/PaidWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaidWork</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/ReductionInHouseholdEarnings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReductionInHouseholdEarnings</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Benefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Benefits</span></a></p>
AutisticMumTo3<p>The shrunken state expects families to fill the voids in health and social care. Woe betide those without children | Gaby Hinsliff | The Guardian<br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/09/families-health-social-care-children-hospital" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">article/2024/aug/09/families-health-social-care-children-hospital</span></a></p><p><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/FamilyCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyCarers</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/UnpaidCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnpaidCarers</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Carers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Carers</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/SocialCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialCare</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/AgeingParents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgeingParents</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Elderly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elderly</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/CutsToServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CutsToServices</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/FundingCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FundingCuts</span></a></p>
Katy Elphinstone<p>"Where is my oxygen mask?"</p><p>Excellent article by Melissa. </p><p>Highly recommend for any parents and carers out there - as I think you will probably identify.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Parenting</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/UnpaidCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnpaidCarers</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://theresajinthere.com/2023/10/24/where-is-my-oxygen-mask/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theresajinthere.com/2023/10/24</span><span class="invisible">/where-is-my-oxygen-mask/</span></a></p>
AutisticMumTo3<p>CW: Transphobia </p><p>'This ain’t a culture war’: the UK women who feel politically homeless | General election 2024 | The Guardian<br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/02/this-isnt-a-culture-war-uk-women-feel-politically-homeless" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/artic</span><span class="invisible">le/2024/jul/02/this-isnt-a-culture-war-uk-women-feel-politically-homeless</span></a></p><p><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trans</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/BiologicalSex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BiologicalSex</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gender</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poverty</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Inequalities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inequalities</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Safety</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NHS</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sewage</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/LibDems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibDems</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/SocialCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialCare</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Farmers</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/SEN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SEN</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/SEND" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SEND</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/HousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingCrisis</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Carers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Carers</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/UnpaidCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnpaidCarers</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disabilities</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/BenefitCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BenefitCuts</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/PIPReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PIPReform</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Islamaphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Islamaphobia</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Misogyny</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WomensRights</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Greens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greens</span></a></p>
Katy Elphinstone<p>Funny how other people get 'paid', while those who do no-money jobs like care work, domestic work, and/or parenting get 'given' money 🤔</p><p>E.g. by an ex, or the state.</p><p>Words like this serve to dismantle you and take away your dignity.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/EmotionalLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmotionalLabor</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/UnpaidCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnpaidCarers</span></a></p>
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