Au Pairs' Lives in Global Context

Far from being the preserve of middle-class women from Northern Europe, au pairing is now booming worldwide. This collection, the first dedicated entirely to examining the lives of au pairs, traces their experiences across five continents showing how this form of domestic labour and childcare is thriving in the twenty-first century.

Laurie Berg, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia Mariya Bikova, University of Bergen, Norway Zuzana Sekeráková Búriková, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech RepublicNicky Busch, Birkbeck, University of London, UK Rosie Cox, Birkbeck, University of London, UKSeverine Durin, Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social, MexicoEleni Liarou, Birkbeck, University of London, UK Lene Løvdal, Norwegian Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud, NorwayJenny Moss, Justice for Domestic Workers, UKMirza Aguilar Pérez, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Xochimilco, Mexico Aoife Smith, Migrant Rights Centre Ireland, Republic of IrelandHelle Stenum, Roskilde University, DenmarkElisabeth Stubberud, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway