Sociology
The Stratification of Care Work and Global Care Chains
Quick fact
In many global care chains, the metaphorical chain can be long: a woman in a wealthy country hires a migrant nanny from a poorer country, but that nanny must leave her own children behind, who are then cared for by another woman—often a grandmother—creating a multi-link chain that transfers care work across borders.
Why this is interesting
Your own household might seem like a private bubble, but who cooks, cleans, and cares for children can secretly be a global story—one that stretches from a high-rise apartment in London to a rural village in the Philippines.