In the 1970s, feminist groups around the world came together to demand wages for domestic work. Their demand was based on a feminist critique of the Marxist separation of productive and reproductive labor. They insisted that the capitalist wage labor system was only possible under the condition of women's unpaid housework. In doing so, they transformed domestic work into a political arena.

At our workshop Silvia Federici, one of the initiators of the campaign, opened with a talk on the history of the campaign, the feminist movements of the 1970s, and their reception today. The second half of the workshop was discussion-based and provided an opportunity for a critical reflection on the history, legacy and contemporary relevance of feminist theories of social reproduction.

The event was organized as a collaboration between the Research Training Group Cultures of Critique and the Center for Critical Studies (CCS).