Care drain
The term care drain, coined in 2002 by the feminist sociologist Arlie Hochschild, refers to the migration of women working in caregiving roles and the impact on the families and nations they leave behind when seeking employment in countries with stronger economies. It criticizes how the term "brain drain" often overlooks these women while discussing human capital flight, which typically focuses on professionals leaving their home countries. Conversely, "care gain" refers to the benefits for women migrant workers, their families, and the receiving nations.[1][2]
Care drain is notable in five migratory streams:[3]
- From Eastern Europe to Western Europe
- From Mexico, Central America, and South America to the United States
- From North Africa to Southern Europe
- From South Asia to the Gulf states
- From the Philippines to all over the world—Hong Kong, the US, Europe, and Israel
See also
References
- ^ Cooray, Devoushi (2017-06-02). "The Care Drain and its Effects on the Families Left Behind: A Case Study of Sri Lanka". Comparative Sociology. 16 (3): 369–392. doi:10.1163/15691330-12341427. ISSN 1569-1322.
- ^ Lutz, H.; Palenga-Mollenbeck, E. (2012-01-18). "Care Workers, Care Drain, and Care Chains: Reflections on Care, Migration, and Citizenship". Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society. 19 (1): 15–37. doi:10.1093/sp/jxr026. ISSN 1072-4745. PMID 22611571. S2CID 38784823.
- ^ Isaksen, Lise Widding; Devi, Sambasivan Uma; Hochschild, Arlie Russell (2008-11-01). "Global Care Crisis: A Problem of Capital, Care Chain, or Commons?". American Behavioral Scientist. 52 (3): 405–425. doi:10.1177/0002764208323513. S2CID 143790910.
Further reading
- Dumitru, Speranta (2014-11-01). "From "brain drain" to "care drain" : Women's labor migration and methodological sexism". Women's Studies International Forum. 47: 203–212. doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2014.06.006. ISSN 0277-5395.
- Gheaus, Anca (2013-01-01). "Care drain: who should provide for the children left behind?". Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy. 16 (1): 1–23. doi:10.1080/13698230.2011.572425. ISSN 1369-8230. S2CID 144995957.
- Kaelin, Lukas (2011-11-01). "Care drain: The political making of health worker migration". Journal of Public Health Policy. 32 (4): 489–498. doi:10.1057/jphp.2011.43. ISSN 1745-655X. PMID 21866180. S2CID 41936800.
- Michel, Sonya (2010-10-20). "Beyond the Global Brain Drain: The Global Care Drain". The Globalist. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
