[Unedited] Ai-jen Poo with Krista Tippett
On Being with Krista Tippett
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Women of Color Write
The work of caring for children as nannies or our aging parents as home care workers is some of the most profound and important work in our lives. Millions of women do this as a profession, but it's not even considered a profession. There's been an expectation that women will do this work, taken for granted culturally. It's always been associated with women of color write. And that history has really shaped how we've treated this work force. In the 19 thirties, when we put our labor laws in place, two groups of workers were excluded,. farm workers and domestic workers who were african american at the time. Those exclusions are still in place, many of
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