Global Care Work

Overview

Presenting empirical research on the lives of care workers, sex workers, au pairs, and their families, this anthology is a unique study of gender and migration. Written by researchers from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, the account brings the Nordic example to the international debate on how globalization affects and commercializes women’s traditional work and analyzes the social and legal migration regulations. Uncovering some uncomfortable facts about new ethnic hierarchies, social class, and gender discrimination in these countries, this book is an essential read for those interested in migration, care work, and gender issues.

Author Biography

Lise Widding Isaksen is a professor of sociology at the University of Bergen in Norway. She has written extensively on gender, power, social inequality and the welfare state with special emphasis on the social organization of care work.