Servants of Globalization offers a groundbreaking study of migrant Filipino domestic workers
who leave their own families behind to do the caretaking work of the global economy. Since …

How is gender linked to geography? Do men and women live different lives in different parts
of the world? And if gendered attributes are socially constructed, then how do femininity and …

Arlie Russell Hochschild, author of three New York Times Notable Books, has been one of
the freshest and most popular voices in feminist sociology over the last decades. Her …

¿ Cómo se relacionan el género y la geografía?¿ Las diferencias entre hombres y mujeres
dependen de la zona del mundo que habitan? Las grandes emigraciones, consecuencia de …

Developing regions are set to account for the vast majority of future urban growth, and
women and girls will become the majority inhabitants of these locations in the Global South …

An increasing number of Filipina migrants are mothering their children from a distance. In
order to provide for their families, they must leave them behind in the Philippines and take …

In locations around the world, sex tourism is a booming business. What's Love Got to Do
with It? is an in-depth examination of the motivations of workers, clients, and others …

Migrant women are the primary source of paid domestic labor around the world. Since the
1980s, the newly prosperous countries of East Asia have recruited foreign household …

Women make up about half of the world's migrants, so it is little surprise that the international
migration of women has been attracting significant attention in recent years. Most agree that …

Households headed by women are a growing presence worldwide. This is the first book to
focus on their diversity and dynamics in developing countries. Set within the context of …