Fed Up: Navigating and redefining emotional labour for good by Gemma Hartley (En

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A ground-breaking exploration of feminism's most buzzy topic.

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A ground-breaking exploration of feminism's most buzzy topic.Gemma Hartley wrote an article in Harper's Bazaar in September 2017 called 'Women Aren't Nags - We're Just Fed Up', which instantly went viral. The piece, and this book, is about 'emotional labour', i.e. the unpaid, often unnoticed work, done by women, that goes into keeping everyone comfortable and happy. FED UP tackles the hard-hitting issues surrounding emotional labour: the historical underpinnings and roots in feminism, the benefits and burdens of this kind of effort, and the specific contexts where emotional labour, otherwise known as the 'mental load', plays a major but undervalued role, including relationships, work, sex, parenting, politics and self-care.Dubbed as the next feminist frontier, emotional labour couldn't be more relevant to these times we're living in. Fed Up is a must-read for those who want to harness the power of emotional labour and create a more connected, equal world.

Author Biography

Gemma Hartley is a freelance journalist who received her BA in English Writing from the University of Nevada, Reno. Her work has been published in Glamour, The Washington Post, Harper's Bazaar, Women's Health, and The Huffington Post amongmany others. She lives in Reno, Nevada with her husband and three children.

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A ground-breaking exploration of feminism's most buzzy topic. Gemma Hartley wrote an article in Harper's Bazaar in September 2017 called 'Women Aren't Nags - We're Just Fed Up', which instantly went viral. The piece, and this book, is about 'emotional labour', i.e. the unpaid, often unnoticed work, done by women, that goes into keeping everyone comfortable and happy. FED UP tackles the hard-hitting issues surrounding emotional labour: the historical underpinnings and roots in feminism, the benefits and burdens of this kind of effort, and the specific contexts where emotional labour, otherwise known as the 'mental load', plays a major but undervalued role, including relationships, work, sex, parenting, politics and self-care.Dubbed as the next feminist frontier, emotional labour couldn't be more relevant to these times we're living in. Fed Up is a must-read for those who want to harness the power of emotional labour and create a more connected, equal world.

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A ground-breaking exploration of feminism's most buzzy topic.

Details ISBN1473687462 Author Gemma Hartley Language English Year 2018 ISBN-10 1473687462 ISBN-13 9781473687462 Format Paperback Imprint Yellow Kite Subtitle Navigating and redefining emotional labour for good Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book Pages 272 Publisher Hodder & Stoughton DEWEY 155.333 Short Title Fed Up Publication Date 2018-11-15 UK Release Date 2018-11-15 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education NZ Release Date 2018-11-12 AU Release Date 2018-11-12 We've got this

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