From "Black girl" to "Roma": domestic workers and the intersection of race/ethnicity, class, and gender

Despite attempts in the last decade to improve the conditions of paid domestic work, it remains a low- status job that is poorly paid, and domestic workers are exposed to exploitation across the world. This article analyzes two movies, Black Girl and Roma, to explore how domestic workers are reflect...

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Autor: Yurdakul, Aslihan
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2022
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositório:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/53232
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/53232
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajes.12440
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Treball domèstic
Salaris -- Dones
Treballadores -- Salaris
Dones en la cinematografia
Igualtat retributiva
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Resumo:Despite attempts in the last decade to improve the conditions of paid domestic work, it remains a low- status job that is poorly paid, and domestic workers are exposed to exploitation across the world. This article analyzes two movies, Black Girl and Roma, to explore how domestic workers are reflected in cinema. The objective is to address the question “Who does the paid domestic work?” through the movies. The analysis of these movies suggests that there is a clear distinction between domestic workers and their employers defined by the intersection of race/ethnicity, class, and gender.