Work and the Pursuit of a Good Life or a Life Worth Living. Reflections from a Feminist Perspective

Abstract

Taking ‘work’ as a key concept to reflect on current trends and contradictions within contemporary capitalism, the article draws on examples from the steel industry and the care sector to engage with feminist and anthropological critiques of common-sense notions of the economy. The examples engage with scholarly interventions to recognize interdependencies and vulnerabilities from which to explore alternative concepts and values that reflect the possibility of living a good life.