The Racial Politics of Care & Intimacy: Domestic Workers Transforming the Political Landscap
speakers:
Professor Evelyn Nakano Glenn
Lillian Galedo, Director of Filipino Advocates for Justice
Maria Distancia, Mujeres Unidas Activas
Kathleen Coll, Stanford University
As 27 million American baby boomers age, a dramatic increase in the demand for eldery care is expected in the next two to three decades. Currently, there are only 2 million care providers in the US. Many work in exploitive and abusive conditions within a culture that fails to recognize domestic work as labor that deserves recognition, protection, and respect.
Good Medicine? Race, Gender, & Justice in Health Care
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Date:
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Good Medicine?
Race, Gender, & Justice in Health Care
Wed, Feb 17, 2010
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Inequalities in Health Status & Use of Social Services
speakers:
Susan Ivey, Berkeley/UCSF Joint Medical Program
Julian Chow, Social Welfare
It is a well documented fact that racial minorities in the United States have been historically underrepresented with regard to access to employment opportunities, educational outcomes, and many other social aspirations.
