Domestic work and migration in the United States: a characterization of Honduran women
Abstract Given the lack of studies focused on Honduran domestic workers abroad, this article aims to characterize Honduran women living in the U.S. employed in domestic occupations. For this purpose, I employed survey data on women living in five American states, and calculated descriptive and infer...
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| description | Abstract Given the lack of studies focused on Honduran domestic workers abroad, this article aims to characterize Honduran women living in the U.S. employed in domestic occupations. For this purpose, I employed survey data on women living in five American states, and calculated descriptive and inferential statistics. Furthermore, I employed binary logistic regression modeling to analyze the determinants of domestic work participation. When compared with all other occupations, domestic female workers of Honduran origin present significant differences in age, number of dependents, asset ownership, savings, income, and bank account ownership. Similarly, age (95% CI 0.92-2.63, p = 0.94), savings (95% CI 0.01-0.97, p = 0.047), account ownership in Honduras (95% CI 0.88-71.05, p = 0.064), monthly income (95% CI 0.99-1.00, p = 0.096), and social security (95% CI 0.02-1.29, p = 0.086) seem to be the key determinants explaining domestic work participation. Engaging and promoting compliance with international legal instruments might provide a means to consolidate the rights of these populations. The article concludes by highlighting future lines of research regarding the migration and rights of Honduras and Central American women living in the U.S. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b1e61391b9824a3abd470a424203367a2023-08-15T07:42:31ZengAssociação Brasileira de Estudos PopulacionaisRevista Brasileira de Estudos de População1980-55192023-08-014010.20947/s0102-3098a0245Domestic work and migration in the United States: a characterization of Honduran womenCarlos Ayala Duránhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4049-671XAbstract Given the lack of studies focused on Honduran domestic workers abroad, this article aims to characterize Honduran women living in the U.S. employed in domestic occupations. For this purpose, I employed survey data on women living in five American states, and calculated descriptive and inferential statistics. Furthermore, I employed binary logistic regression modeling to analyze the determinants of domestic work participation. When compared with all other occupations, domestic female workers of Honduran origin present significant differences in age, number of dependents, asset ownership, savings, income, and bank account ownership. Similarly, age (95% CI 0.92-2.63, p = 0.94), savings (95% CI 0.01-0.97, p = 0.047), account ownership in Honduras (95% CI 0.88-71.05, p = 0.064), monthly income (95% CI 0.99-1.00, p = 0.096), and social security (95% CI 0.02-1.29, p = 0.086) seem to be the key determinants explaining domestic work participation. Engaging and promoting compliance with international legal instruments might provide a means to consolidate the rights of these populations. The article concludes by highlighting future lines of research regarding the migration and rights of Honduras and Central American women living in the U.S.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-30982023000100166&tlng=enCentral AmericaEmploymentImmigrationLaborSurvey data |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Ayala Durán Domestic work and migration in the United States: a characterization of Honduran women Revista Brasileira de Estudos de População Central America Employment Immigration Labor Survey data |
| title | Domestic work and migration in the United States: a characterization of Honduran women |
| title_full | Domestic work and migration in the United States: a characterization of Honduran women |
| title_fullStr | Domestic work and migration in the United States: a characterization of Honduran women |
| title_full_unstemmed | Domestic work and migration in the United States: a characterization of Honduran women |
| title_short | Domestic work and migration in the United States: a characterization of Honduran women |
| title_sort | domestic work and migration in the united states a characterization of honduran women |
| topic | Central America Employment Immigration Labor Survey data |
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