Quão excepcionais são os EUA? Trabalho de cuidado e desigualdade
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https://doi.org/10.11606/0103-2070.ts.2025.238437Palavras-chave:
Trabalho de Cuidado, Trabalho doméstico remunerado, Desigualdade, USAResumo
Contrariando a alegação corrente de que o que diferencia os EUA de outros países ricos em relação à dinâmica do mercado de trabalho doméstico remunerado é sua relativamente grande população imigrante, este artigo argumenta que os fatores críticos são, na verdade, o sistema mínimo de proteção social em vigor nos EUA e o nível extremo de desigualdade econômica no país (incluindo a desigualdade entre mulheres), o que aumenta tanto a oferta quanto a demanda por trabalhadores domésticos remunerados. Além disso, nos EUA, o trabalho doméstico remunerado é altamente estratificado, com ampla variação na remuneração e nas condições de trabalho. Em muitos aspectos, os EUA se assemelham mais aos países do Sul global do que a seus equivalentes no mundo afluente.
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