Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy

A series of Guardian articles about, from and referencing Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy by Barbara Ehrenreich and Arlie Russell Hochschild (Owl Books, 2002):

Toynbee, Polly. Selling Love and Buying Freedom (August 7, 2003)

Ehrenreich, Barbara. A Grubby Business (July 12, 2003)

Constable, Nicole. Wash When I Tell You and Don't Talk to Your Friends (July 19, 2003)

Gibbons, Fiachra. "Servant Culture Killing Families, Feeding Racism." (August 12, 2003)

Guardian Readers Respond

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Related articles in the Guardian:

Nickle and Dimed: America's Working Poor

Barbara Ehrenreich: Maid to Order

Kevin Bales: The New Slavery

Chris Arnot: Of Human Bondage
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Bill also suggests:

"The Harper's essays that forged the backbone for the Nickel and Dimed book are online - one and two.

I also recommend Cynthia Enloe's work on this topic of feminized (and militarized) labor. I'm not sure if any of her writing is accessible online, though."

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Bill here are reviews of Enloe's latest work:

Review of International Politics of Militarizing Women's Lives

Manuevers

and along these lines an article in Radical Teacher:

Teaching "comfort women" issues in women's studies courses - military sex slaves