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Re:Be a Thermostat, Not a Thermometer by lynx23 on Thursday September 12, 2024 @06:05AM (#41519203)
> It is often considered to fall more heavily on women.

Citation needed.

Re:Be a Thermostat, Not a Thermometer by joelfried on Thursday September 12, 2024 @01:45PM (#41523478)
Here you go: https://www.simplypsychology.org/emotional-labor.html

> Hochschild (1983) suggested that jobs requiring more emotional labor are performed primarily by women. These jobs typically involve creating feelings of well-being or affirmation in others – responsibilities usually assigned to women.

Hochschild, A. (1983). 1983 The managed heart. Berkeley: University of California Press.

Re:Be a Thermostat, Not a Thermometer by brigandish on Thursday September 26, 2024 @07:13AM (#41656997)
I've read the outline of Hochschild's work, and it applies to jobs like waitresses, who have to maintain a positive image in order to do their job, not people in meetings in an office talking about a project. Hochschild herself has mentioned the scope-creep of the concept, critically.