<div>The book that &ldquo;has helped to make transnational analyses of reproductive labor central to our understanding of race and gender in the twenty-first century&rdquo; (Angela Y. Davis, author of Freedom Is a Constant Struggle). Illegal. Unamerican. Disposable. In a nation with an unprecedented history of immigration, the prevailing image of those who cross our borders in search of equal opportunity is that of a drain. Grace Chang&rsquo;s vital account of immigrant women&mdash;who work as nannies, domestic workers, janitors, nursing aides, and homecare workers&mdash;proves just the opposite: the women who perform our least desirable jobs are the most crucial to our economy and society. Disposable Domestics highlights the unrewarded work immigrant women perform as caregivers, cleaners, and servers and shows how these women are actively resisting the exploitation they face. &ldquo;As timely and relevant now as it was when it was first written . . . reveals a long history of collusion between the U.S. government, the IMF and World Bank, corporations, and private employers to create and maintain a super-exploited, low-wage, female labor force of caregivers and cleaners.&rdquo; &mdash;Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Hammer and Hoe &ldquo;Grace Chang&rsquo;s nuanced analysis of our immigration policy and the devastating consequences of global capitalism captures the experiences of poor immigrant women of color. Disposable Domestics reveals how these women, servicing the economy as domestics, nannies, maids, and janitors, are vilified by politicians and the media.&rdquo; &mdash;Mary Romero, author of The Maid&rsquo;s Daughter &ldquo;Refusing to segregate people, places, or processes, Disposable Domestics reorganizes our capacity to think powerfully about the world in which the struggle for social justice is too often imperiled by certain kinds of partiality.&rdquo; &mdash;Ruth Wilson Gilmore, author of Change Everything</div>

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<div>Facts, figures, and essays on women and poverty by Barbara Ehrenreich, Kirsten Gillibrand, LeBron James, and other high-profile contributors. Fifty years after President Lyndon B. Johnson called for a War on Poverty and enlisted Sargent Shriver to oversee it, the most important social issue of our day is once again the dire economic straits of millions of Americans. One in three live in poverty or teeter on the brink&mdash;and seventy million are women and the children who depend on them. The fragile economic status of millions of American women is the shameful secret of the modern era&mdash;yet these women are also our greatest hope for change, and our nation&rsquo;s greatest undervalued asset. The Shriver Report: A Woman&rsquo;s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink asks&mdash;and answers&mdash;big questions. Why are millions of women financially vulnerable when others have made such great progress? Why are millions of women struggling to make ends meet even though they are hard at work? What is it about our nation&mdash;government, business, family, and even women themselves&mdash;that drives women to the financial brink? And what is at stake? To forge a path forward, this book brings together a power-packed roster of big thinkers and talented contributors, in a volume that combines academic research, personal reflections, authentic photojournalism, groundbreaking poll results, and insights from frontline workers; political, religious, and business leaders; and major celebrities&mdash;all focused on a single issue of national importance: women and the economy. &ldquo;A startling wake-up call for policymakers and anyone hoping to survive a culture that siphons wealth upward to a very powerful few.&rdquo; &mdash;Booklist Contributors include: Carol Gilligan, PhD * Barbara Ehrenreich * Beyonc&eacute; Knowles-Carter * LeBron James * Anne-Marie Slaughter * Kirsten Gillibrand * Hillary Rodham Clinton * Tory Burch * Sister Joan Chittister * Arne Duncan * Kathleen Sibelius * Howard Schultz * and more!</div>

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<div>One of Time&rsquo;s 100 most influential people &ldquo;shines a new light on the need for a holistic approach to caregiving in America . . . Timely and hopeful&rdquo; (Maria Shriver). In The Age of Dignity, thought leader and activist Ai-jen Poo offers a wake-up call about the statistical reality that will affect us all: Fourteen percent of our population is now over sixty-five; by 2030 that ratio will be one in five. In fact, our fastest-growing demographic is the eighty-five-plus age group&mdash;over five million people now, a number that is expected to more than double in the next twenty years. This change presents us with a new challenge: how we care for and support quality of life for the unprecedented numbers of older Americans who will need it. Despite these daunting numbers, Poo has written a profoundly hopeful book, giving us a glimpse into the stories and often hidden experiences of the people&mdash;family caregivers, older people, and home care workers&mdash;whose lives will be directly shaped and reshaped in this moment of demographic change. The Age of Dignity outlines a road map for how we can become a more caring nation, providing solutions for fixing our fraying safety net while also increasing opportunities for women, immigrants, and the unemployed in our workforce. As Poo has said, &ldquo;Care is the strategy and the solution toward a better future for all of us.&rdquo; &ldquo;Every American should read this slender book. With luck, it will be the future for all of us.&rdquo; &mdash;Gloria Steinem &ldquo;Positive and inclusive.&rdquo; &mdash;The New York Times &ldquo;A big-hearted book [that] seeks to transform our dismal view of aging and caregiving.&rdquo; &mdash;Ms. magazine</div>

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