acts of kindness; preferences; small gifts at parties
From Latin favor 'goodwill, kindness'
FAVORS are things that show you FAVOR someone - you're doing them a kindness!
Historically, women's provision of favors (emotional labor, sexual access, social compliance) was coerced or extracted as duty. This gendered power dynamic persists in workplace and domestic expectations.
Use 'favors' neutrally when both parties have equal power and choice; specify context to avoid gendered labor exploitation.
["requests","assistance","support"]
Women's unpaid emotional and domestic labor was long invisible; naming it as work (not duty) is essential to equity.
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