MAIDS
This Instagram Account Is Shaming Bad Domestic Helpers, and Crossing a lot of Boundaries In the Process
A look inside the highly problematic world of maid shaming.
My Family Didn’t Have Slaves, But We Had Servants
Growing up in Pakistan before moving to Canada as a teen, I now feel terrible about how my family treated them.
What a World Without Female Migrant Workers Would Look Like
Around the world, female migrant workers perform the bulk of domestic labor in households that are not their own—but their work is often invisible. An expert explains what would happen if these women did not exist.
What a World Without Female Migrant Workers Would Look Like
Around the world, female migrant workers perform the bulk of domestic labor in households that are not their own—but their work is often invisible. An expert explains what would happen if these women did not exist.
A Taste of Home with the Filipina ‘Foreign Domestic Workers’ of Hong Kong
Hong Kong hosts more than 300,000 live-in maids from the Philippines and Indonesia, many of whom have experienced abuse at the hands of their employers.
The Grueling Lives of Foreign Students Who Spend Summers Working in America
They go to the best universities in their home countries. But in America, they're just "the help."
Where Maids Are Treated Like Slaves
Sexual abuse, harassment and 21-hour days—for thousands of domestic workers employed in Arab states, being a maid doesn't just mean mopping the floors.
Mexico Imagines a Union for 2.3 Million Domestic Maids — But Could It Work?
Women across Mexico work in private homes without contracts, paid leave, vacations, or protection against abuses. Less than 200 Mexicans house cleaners have signed on so far to join the new union.
Nepal Wants Justice for Maids it Says Saudi Diplomat Kidnapped and Raped
India summoned Saudi Arabia's ambassador over allegations one of the Kingdom's officials repeatedly raped the two Nepali maids, causing a diplomatic row ahead of a planned state visit to Saudi by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A Lot of People are Mad at Kelly Osbourne for a Thing She Said About Latinos On 'The View'
Kelly Osbourne wants to ask Donald Trump "who is going to clean your toilets" after all the Latinos are deported.
Des Moines' Retro Pop Scene Will Put You in a Musical Time Machine
Ten bands you need to know from the Midwestern city known for putting bacon on anything.
House Music, Swastikas, and Hand Jobs: I Went to a Fetish Boat Party in the Heart of London
Kink fests are alive and well on the Thames.