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

Global Woman is an accessible entry point into global care chains. It places nannies, maids, nursing aides, and sex workers within a shared political economy: affluent households receive undervalued care and intimacy, while sending communities absorb the costs of separated motherhood, depleted care networks, and emotional loss.

For FemRes, the anthology matters because it makes globalization gendered and domestic. Women’s migration is not only a story of individual ambition; it is also a survival strategy shaped by immigration regimes, racialized labor markets, class inequality, and family responsibility.