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The Au Pair Body
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Abstract
The employment of au pairs to provide childcare, cleaning and other domestic services has been steadily increasing in the UK. This article provides an analysis of representations of au pairs in the British press and on the websites of agencies placing au pairs. This analysis seeks to understand how ... view more
The employment of au pairs to provide childcare, cleaning and other domestic services has been steadily increasing in the UK. This article provides an analysis of representations of au pairs in the British press and on the websites of agencies placing au pairs. This analysis seeks to understand how such imaginings of au pairs affect their life in Britain and how au pairs themselves respond to such imaginings. It argues that the competing portrayals of au pairs as both sexual sirens and committed carers works with other ambivalences in the scheme to facilitate the growth of au pair employment in Britain while simultaneously denying their place as an important source of domestic labour for British families.... view less
Keywords
migration
Free Keywords
au pairs; bodies; employment agencies; representation;
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
p. 281-296
Journal
European Journal of Women's Studies, 14 (2007) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1350506807079015
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)