Jun 15 2022
Advocates for domestic workers believe that shifting the cultural narrative around nannies, caregivers and housecleaners could help influence policy change.
Learn More Aprende MásJun 14 2022
When domestic worker Lucia Aguilar talks about Netflix’ hit series “Maid,” she does not echo the frequent criticisms found in publications, including mitú, TheWrap, questioning the choice of a white “maid” (Margaret Qualley) as the lead character– when, as mitú reported, 65% of U.S. cleaning women are Latinas whose stories often go untold.
Learn More Aprende MásThe National Domestic Workers Alliance partnered with the Norman Lear Center Media Impact Project at USC to commission a research report analyzing the history of domestic worker representation across scripted film and TV from 1910 to 2020. Through two phases of research, a frequency analysis and a content analysis of 100 domestic worker characters, the findings explore how often domestic workers have been referred to and with what terms, and examine character demographics such as race, gender, immigration status, and speaking role. The purpose of this research report is to set a baseline for domestic worker representation and use it as a catalyst to change the narrative and start more conversations in the industry about accurate and authentic portrayals of domestic workers.
Learn More Aprende MásThe National Domestic Workers Alliance partnered with the Norman Lear Center Media Impact Project at USC to release “Spotlighting Domestic Workers: Representation in Film & TV” a study examining the representation of domestic work in Hollywood over the past century.
Learn More Aprende MásOct 13 2021
Philly domestic workers have made history by winning a unanimous City Council vote to make October 13 the official Dorothy Bolden Day in Philadelphia.
Learn More Aprende MásOct 12 2021
Join us the week of Oct. 13 to honor the renowned domestic worker movement leader, Dorothy Bolden.
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The National Domestic Workers Alliance invites you to join us for Making History, a celebration of domestic worker organizing, past and present on Oct 15, 2021.
Learn More Aprende MásNetflix's new series MAID releases today and showcases the resilience of domestic workers on and off the screen.
Learn More Aprende MásAug 30 2021
How a movement of the most vulnerable workers has won major social reforms—and how it can build on those going forward
Learn More Aprende MásAug 25 2021
With the stroke of a pen, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday gave an estimated 200,000 workers, like nannies and home health aides, the same protections as other workers around the five boroughs.
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