Searching for democracy : women, domestic work, and social reproduction in Latin America / Leda M. Pérez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pérez, Leda M., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women household employees--Latin America--Social conditions.

Women household employees.

Women household employees--Latin America--Economic conditions.

Women--Latin America--Social conditions.

Women.

Women--Latin America--Economic conditions.

Women's rights--Latin America.

Women's rights.

Social classes--Latin America.

Social classes.

Women household employees--Social conditions.

Women household employees--Economic conditions.

Women--Social conditions.

Women--Economic conditions.

Latin America.

Physical Description:

xviii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

illustration

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2026.

Summary:

"Examines paid domestic work in Latin America, related social policy, and their effect on women's equality in this region"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

At the heart of it: social reproduction, domestic work, and women

Paid domestic workers and women's rights in one of the most unequal regions in the world

Domestic worker rights are women's rights and women's rights are domestic worker rights: Bolivia, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay

"Young lady needed to clean . . ." Social-labor-gender segregation and inequality in Peru

Behind the mask of gender equality: social authoritarianism, women, and the safety net of last resort

Caring democracies in Latin America? Notes on progress and conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version Pe̹rez, Leda Margarita, 1968- Searching for democracy

ISBN:

9781439927458

1439927456

9781439927465

1439927464

OCLC:

1545630957

Publisher Number:

90104829371

CIPO000411040