Gendered Identity and Voice: Chinese Female Migrant Domestic Workers' Responses to Subordination (original) (raw)

Chinese female migrant domestic workers' actions are framed by their position and experiences within a society characterized by divisions and inequalities, the repercussions of which are felt both in the home and workplace. These women confront similar issues to migrant workers in other low-status occupations such as significant inequality, financial insecurity and vulnerability to discrimination and exploitation, except they usually work out of sight and alone in private households. In order to understand how these relatively powerless members of the urban underclass cope with these challenges, we must examine how they respond to subordination and inquire into the underlying rationale for why they respond as they do.