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Key Facts FROM VOX
Under federal law, housekeepers and nannies have no protection from sexual harassment.
This is especially concerning given that millions of individuals that make up this industry are housekeepers, nannies, home health care aides — all occupations that predominantly consist of women of color.
INDUSTRY RESOURCES
“Isolated workers are more vulnerable to sexual harassment and don’t have the same access to resources, information.”
INDUSTRY NEWS
Photograph: Christina Animashaun/Vox
Housekeepers and nannies have no protection from sexual harassment under federal law
By Alexia Fernández Campbell, Vox
Photograph: ABC News
Working women share stories of sexual harassment while on the job
By Keturah Gray, Jeff Schnieder, Lauren Effron and Kelly McCarthy, ABC
Photograph: Rob Marmion via Shutterstock
Domestic workers face rampant harassment on the job, with little protection
By Sheila Bapat, Salon
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