WMST 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Neocolonialism, Commodification, Self-Determination
Document Summary
Huge movements of people are not new. Today migration is a defining global issue of 21st century. And there are clear patterns (global south to global north ) Women constitute half of the world"s migrants, and in some countries more migrants are women. Global care chains: series of links linking women across the globe through care work. Upper white women linking a central american women as a nanny. Blurring of boundaries between points of origin, transit and destination. Gendered phenomenon because women might be encouraged to fulfill the demand (assumed will stay connected with the family ) The entry of women into the labor force in the global north, labor force in the global north, resulting in reduced ability to attend to children and elderly. A lack of family-friendly policies and facilities makes the demand for at home childcare higher. A shortage of public services in global north countries. Increasingly longevity and side of elderly population in developed countries.
