Warm Hands in Cold Age – On the Need of a New World Order of Care
聚焦老年照护工作，指出其主要由女性承担且多为无偿，探讨了德国、西班牙和瑞典的性别模式差异，质疑当前照护分配与组织的可持续性，并探索男女更平等分担照护工作的可能性。
The world is aging as fertility and mortality are both decreasing. This article focuses on practical care work for the elderly. Such work is done primarily by women even though a larger portion than previously is paid rather than unpaid. All over the world, most elderly care work is organized within the family, most often unpaid. Men receive more care from partners than women, while women receive more care from female relatives. When care work is paid, the payment is generally low. A comparison between Germany, Spain, and Sweden demonstrates similar gender patterns, even though the role of the state in supporting care differs considerably as do care workers' conditions. The sustainability of today's distribution and organization of care work is questioned as the need for care increases, and the possibility of more equal sharing of care work between women and men is explored.