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cord-297635-higq7wje	Bahn, Kate	A Feminist Perspective on COVID‐19 and the Value of Care Work Globally	2020-05-07		.txt	text/plain	2140	112	53	The perceived low value of care work paid and unpaid -and women's disproportionate responsibility in performing this work is an issue that has garnered long-term attention in the field of feminist economics, with valuable lessons for understanding how women are impacted by COVID-19 and mitigating hardships as countries navigate the related economic fallout (Power, 2004) . The value of women's paid and unpaid labor is increasingly apparent with the spread of COVID-19: as school close, the role of teachersdisproportionately womenand public education as a mechanism of support and care-giving for families is laid bare, as women working for pay scramble to arrange childcare. Because women bear responsibility for social reproduction, during crises they may face increased pressure to substitute unpaid work for lost income, for example taking care of an ill relative at home rather than taking them to a clinic (ILO, 2018).	./cache/cord-297635-higq7wje.txt	./txt/cord-297635-higq7wje.txt