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Domestic Work, Migration and Gender

March 9, 2011

This forum, organized by DAMAYAN Migrant Workers Association and co-sponsored by the Barnard Center for Research on Women, Barnard Women's Studies, and the National…

The Labor of Care: Rethinking Gender, Work, and Rights in the American Welfare State

Jennifer Klein '89

March 8, 2011

Once considered economically marginal, jobs in nursing, home health care, and childcare have moved to the center of the economy. In this year's Women's…

Valuing Domestic Work

January 1, 2011

Domestic work—the daily maintenance of households and the labor of caring for children and other dependents—is crucial work. It enables workers to go out…

September 1, 2009

Contributors include Eileen Boris, Christine E. Bose, Arlie Russell Hochschild, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, Jennifer Klein, Wendy Kozol, Pei-Chia Lan, Premilla Nadasen,…

Women and Work: Building Solidarity with America’s Vulnerable Workers

National Domestic Workers Alliance

June 15, 2009

Last year, BCRW hosted the first National Domestic Workers Alliance conference, bringing together domestic workers from across the country to develop a national agenda,…

The Political and Social Economy of Care

March 6, 2009

UNRISD (United Nations Research Institute for Social Development) Conference: This conference is free and open to the public. All are welcome. Opening Remarks and…

National Domestic Workers Alliance Conference

June 6, 2008

This June, BCRW joins Domestic Workers United in their educational efforts on fair labor standards for domestic workers in New York, including a living…
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