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Emotional Labor: The Invisible Work Shaping Our Lives and How to Claim Our Power by Rose Hackman
missamandamae's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
4.0
Read this as part of book club on the Fable app. An overview of what emotional labor is and how it gets misused and manipulated to the disadvantage of so many women. Lots to think about!
bak8382's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
While I went into this thinking it would be more about mental load I realized how much more was involved in emotional labor. An important and informative read.
sadietay's review against another edition
5.0
4.5
This book was incredibly well-done and important!! It told a well-rounded, well-backed, intersectional stance for the inequality AND importance of emotional (aka empathetically-centered) labor in our society.
Some chapters felt too much like a Ted Talk, which is why I didn’t give it the full 5 stars.
My 2 favorite experts:
1) “Tim, a [feminist-identifying] scientist, would never have dared say to me that women are better cooks or women are better cleaners; and yet Tim did seem to say (unapologetically) that women are just naturally more gifted with emotions…”
2) "The point with emotional labor is not that it inherently points to an injustice. When seen, when valued or appreciated, or when part of an exchange, a mutuality, an ecosystem where love is power - then it needn't be exploitative. Quite the contrary: doing emotional labor for people who are doing it for you is the goal, not the problem."
This book was incredibly well-done and important!! It told a well-rounded, well-backed, intersectional stance for the inequality AND importance of emotional (aka empathetically-centered) labor in our society.
Some chapters felt too much like a Ted Talk, which is why I didn’t give it the full 5 stars.
My 2 favorite experts:
1) “Tim, a [feminist-identifying] scientist, would never have dared say to me that women are better cooks or women are better cleaners; and yet Tim did seem to say (unapologetically) that women are just naturally more gifted with emotions…”
2) "The point with emotional labor is not that it inherently points to an injustice. When seen, when valued or appreciated, or when part of an exchange, a mutuality, an ecosystem where love is power - then it needn't be exploitative. Quite the contrary: doing emotional labor for people who are doing it for you is the goal, not the problem."
maliaode's review
5.0
This book really hit home in many ways and ties into a lot of the research I’ve done, as well as personal instinct from lived experience. It was difficult but so rewarding to hear a lot of what is really apparent about unrecognized emotional labor be laid so bare. I’m thankful for this book and hope to use it as a reference in future work!
anastasiabookgirl's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0