Alyssa Battistoni, an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Barnard College and co-author of A Planet to Win, dives into the ideology surrounding care work. She challenges the economic undervaluation of care roles and the implications for predominantly female caregivers. Discussion highlights the disconnect between care costs and low wages, advocating for a reevaluation of how society values reproductive labor. Battistoni examines the intersections of identity, class, and gender in labor dynamics, revealing complexities that shape workers' realities in a capitalist framework.