Care has been an object of interest of feminist and gender studies since its beginning, thus being one of the main concerns among the pioneers of Sociology, but it also had a particular relevance in the feminism of the seventies. Currently, the care crises, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, has highlighted the pertinence of this research topic in which various theoretical paradigms and contributions that critically question the foundations of the sexual division of labour, the basis of the State (particularly, the Welfare State) and public policies.