This book delves into the mental and occupational stress of pink-collar workers. A pink-collar worker is a person employed in a care-related profession or in an area that has traditionally been seen as the domain of women. Examples include jobs in the beauty business, nursing, social work, education, teaching, secretarial work, upholstery, or child care. To help with the financial burdens of their family, pink-collar workers engage in their job for at least 8 to 10 hours a day, which often leads to sacrificing their time with their family. Additionally, pink-collar works face many barriers like emotional labor (e.g., dealing with patients or clients), workload, interpersonal conflicts, and job insecurity. This book endeavors to study the physical stressors and mental stress of pink-collar workers so that new policies can be framed or suggested for the wellness of pink-collar workers.

本書は、伝統的に女性の領域とされてきた「ピンクカラー」の労働者が抱える、目に見えない精神的摩耗を鋭く抉り出した一冊です。単なる調査の枠を超え、ケアの最前線で自己を削り社会を支える人々の叫びが、冷静な分析の裏側に脈打っています。感情労働という現代の難問に、深い共鳴と理論を持って切り込んだ視座は、正に圧巻の一言に尽きます。 家族を守るための労働が家族との時間を奪うという、残酷なパラドックス。本書が描くのは、激務に晒される人々の魂の記録であり、社会の幸福を問い直す革命的なマニフェストです。現場の苦悩を政策へと昇華させようとする著者の情熱は、読者の心に確かな変革の火を灯すことでしょう。