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.
