As an Equal?: Au Pairing in the 21st Century

ISBN-13: 9781783604975 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 208 str.

Rosie Cox; Nicole Busch

Opis

A detailed examination into the lives of au pairs and the families who host them in contemporary Britain, exploring the increased reliance on an exploited workforce under austerity and the position of women within the neoliberal economy.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. A Short History of Au Pairing 2. Invisible Work and Hidden Inequalities: Gender, Class and Nationality in Au Pairing 3. The Twenty-First-Century Growth in Demand for Domestic Labour 4. What is an Au Pair? 5. Au Pairs and Hosts in Cyber Space 6. The Life and Times of Au Pairs 7. Good Workers? Good Parents? Good Hosts? Conclusion