Undocumented women in the domestic work sector have been hit especially hard.
During a time when taking care of one’s family and one’s self is most important, some nannies have been expected to prioritize their income — and the well-being and comfort of their employers — above all else.
Some families have also let their nannies go during lockdown, with the impression that they’ll be able to easily hire someone once life begins to return to normal again. “Unfortunately, nannies are viewed as replaceable,” Elizabeth Malson, executive director of the U.S. Nanny Association, told Yahoo Money. “So they'll let nannies go for three or four months and then just hire another one when the pandemic ends, and it will be hundreds of thousands of nannies ready to take those new jobs.
In general, striking the difficult balance between working a job and taking care of a family is not an uncommon one for women. “Women’s disproportionate burden for caregiving hinders their ability to participate fully in the paid labor force. This is true in the best of times, and especially true, and dire, in times of economic crisis,” Caitlyn Collins, a sociologist at Washington University in St. Louis told Al Jazeera.
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