Description
In this paper presentation, we examine the complexities of power, privilege, and representation that shape Airbnb work, drawing on over four years of ethnographic work in four different cities. We consider how the dynamics between gender and other social categories are reflected in who is assigned the various types of labour involved in taking Airbnb guests. We look at different household compositions, including couples, singles, families, and cohabiting friends, and ask how these households accommodate the extra social reproduction labour that hosting Airbnb guests demands. Moreover, we question how hosts manage the demands of hosting while balancing this labour with the other duties in their lives such as housework, childcare, and paid employment. Far from evenly distributed, findings suggest that the division of Airbnb labour in households reflect existing gender ideologies and often mirror historical divisions of domestic labour in terms of location, race and other social categories. This paper was presented in the NGM session 45 Beyond numbers and Algorithms| Period | 21 Jun 2022 |
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| Event title | Nordic Geographers Meeting |
| Event type | Conference/symposium |
| Location | Joensuu, FinlandShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |