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Pragya Agarwal, Visiting Professor of Social Inequities and Injustice, Loughborough University

Emotional labour: what it is – and why it falls to women in the workplace and at home

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Have you ever been asked to make a cup of tea for your colleagues in the workplace? A recent survey commissioned by Samsung of around 2,000 employees in the UK showed that this is about three times more likely to happen to you if you are a woman.

Women are expected to do more non-work office tasks, such as organising staff away days and cards and gifts for colleagues, than men. Even if a woman says no to a task like this, it’s likely that another women will be asked in her place.

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