Even if I die I won’t get a holiday”
Daily indignities and vulnerabilities of women domestic workers in Pune, India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12499075 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nioshi Shah (Division of Social Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, corresponding author), Ravikant Kisana (0000-0002-1759-7929, Flame University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 295-311 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Journal of Women s Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1225-9276 • E-ISSN: 2377-004X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/12259276.2021.1932114 |
| OpenAlex | W3165947945 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
In the absence of proper legislative regulation, women domestic workers in India are vulnerable not just to low wages but are subject to a host of unfair social practices and disrespectful behavior. This is because domestic work is part of deeper and ingrained casteist and patriarchal mores and practices. As such, these workers have to deal with many indignities as part of their employment. This paper attempts to highlight the daily humiliation and physical and mental costs experienced by women domestic workers. By documenting their lived realities at work and their oral narratives, we examine everyday tales of mistreatment, humiliation, mounting social anxiety, and escalating health issues
Art · Humiliation · Mores · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Subject (documents · Work (physics · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Gender Studies · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Sex work and related issues
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |