the home life of a global economy
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Cox, Rosie
- Publish Year
- 2005
- Shelfmark
- GR BR 53 2006
- Thesaurus
- globalisering, huishoudelijke arbeid, au-pairs, dienstmeisjes, arbeidsmarkt, Verenigd Koninkrijk
- Description
- The explosion in paid domestic employment is part of a global trend. Women from countries such as the Philippines take on domestic jobs in order to support families at home, whilst students from Eastern Europe, the EU and Brazil work as au pairs in order to study English and improve their employment prospects. Rosie Cox examines the reality of paid domestic labour in Britain today and explores the global trends that sustain this growth of domestic employment. She shows how the economy depends on women working outside the home, how it is the employment of domestic workers that helps make this possible and examines the experiences of both employers and employees who have joined this new global labour market.