Pay discrimination as a discursive and material practice: A case concerning extended houseworkFootnote¹

‘Housework’ should not be confused with ‘homeworkers’ who are defined as workers who work at home without supervision in the pursuit of finishing a product that is judged by an loyer or sub‐contractor. The homeworker is remunerated based upon the finished product (see gton & Westover, 1989). Housework refers to domestic duties that are often performed without p some individuals are paid to perform the duties for others (see Salzinger, 1991 for an of immigrant domestic workers who represent different economic classes).

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