Upper-class employers, domestic workers and pandemic

• Autor: Kogan, Liuba
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2023
• Institución: Universidad del Pacífico
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad del Pacífico
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.revistas.up.edu.pe:article/1692
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.up.edu.pe/index.php/apuntes/article/view/1692
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto

This article analyzes the decisions about paid and unpaid domestic work made by upper- and professional-class women from Lima (married with children of legal age) who stopped employing domestic workers during the lockdown imposed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The research highlights a world of winners and losers: of employers who undertake housework with the help of family members, lower their cleaning standards, use latest-generation domestic appliances, or procure third-party services; and of domestic workers who are laid off, experience pay reductions, or stop receiving the corresponding benefits.