Michelle B. (sdshellybean) reviewed Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy on + 51 more book reviews
Very interesting collection of anecdotes that help describe the concept of "women's work", the relationship between 1st and 3rd world women, and the status of care workers around the globe.
Karen H. (SashaFletch) reviewed Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy on + 121 more book reviews
This is an excellent book for those interested in the part of the world that takes care of the other part. Each chapter is an independent essay of it's own. The chapters range from nannies in the US to the customs of filial duty in Taiwan to sex workers in Thailand..... It is extremely interesting, fascinating and at times harrowing. I enjoyed it immensely. It is edited by Barbara Ehrenreich, who wrote Nickel and Dimed and Arlie Russell Hochschild, Author of The Time Bind. I also read Nickel and Dimed and it was an excellent book as well.
