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Doing (in)equality in Swedish families: women's narratives of outsourcing domestic work
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Education.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4331-6174
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Education.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8399-0983
2025 (English)In: Families, Relationships and Societies, ISSN 2046-7435, E-ISSN 2046-7443, Vol. 14, no 3, p. 352-367Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Outsourcing domestic work is an established global phenomenon increasingly common in Sweden, especially since introducing the RUT reform offering tax deductions for domestic services. Little is known about Swedish families using domestic services. This article investigates the narratives of 12 Swedish women living in families using domestic services and what this means for their everyday family life. The results show that outsourcing in part is regarded as a solution to a gender equality problem as it relieves women from unpaid household work. However, the women’s narratives also reveal that even when domestic work is outsourced, the women continue to have the main responsibility for everyday family life. The article thus contributes insights into how gender equality in everyday family practices is negotiated when domestic work is outsourced.

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Bristol University Press, 2025. Vol. 14, no 3, p. 352-367
Keywords [en]
outsourcing, gender equality, domestic work, domestic services, RUT reform
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-225151DOI: 10.1332/20467435y2024d000000029ISI: 001233444500001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105013866993OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-225151DiVA, id: diva2:1862081
Available from: 2024-05-29 Created: 2024-05-29 Last updated: 2025-09-24Bibliographically approved

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