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Sheila Bapat

Sheila Bapat is an attorney who writes about gender and economic justice. Her first book, Part of the Family? Nannies, Housekeepers, Caregivers, and the Battle for Domestic Workers’ Rights, was published by Ig Publishing in 2014.

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Dec 10, 2017
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As the sun begins to set, Matthew Gaston of Los Angeles holds up a vote sign for Nithya Raman for LA City Council down the street from a voting center inside The Wiltern on election day on November 3, 2020, in Los Angeles, CA.
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Environment & Health

Local Candidates Embrace Bolder Climate Policies as Federal Policy Has Faltered

Given federal failure on climate change policy, voters are turning to local officials to respond to the climate crisis.
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Sheila Bapat,
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December 26, 2020
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A group supporting domestic workers' rights demonstrate across the street from the Indian Consulate General, December 20, 2013, in New York City.
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Economy & Labor

Domestic Workers Are Organizing to Make Care Work a 2020 Election Issue

Organizers are working to make sure voters “only consider candidates who value and respect domestic workers.”
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Sheila Bapat,
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September 29, 2020
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Personal care assistant Maria Colville leaves for work from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to care for an elderly woman in Watertown on March 26, 2020.
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Economy & Labor

Who Cares for Care Workers During the Pandemic?

This pandemic exposes the urgent need for a major transformation in how we think about and support care workers.
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Sheila Bapat,
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April 7, 2020
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Domestic workers rally on March 2018 after sharing their stories with the Seattle City Council members to make the case for the city's first Domestic Worker Bill of Rights.
Economy & Labor

Seattle Domestic Workers Win Most Comprehensive Bill of Rights in US

Could a federal bill of rights for domestic workers be next on the horizon?
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Sheila Bapat,
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July 28, 2018
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Domestic Workers Face Rampant Harassment on the Job, With Little Protection

Low-wage immigrants face rampant sexual violence.
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Sheila Bapat,
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November 27, 2017
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When Deportation Is a Death Sentence: One Domestic Worker’s Fight for Survival

Reina Gomez needs to be in the US to live; the US needs her labor.
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Sheila Bapat,
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August 13, 2017
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Economy & Labor

How Low-Income Mothers Are Breaking Into the Tech Industry

These programs are giving mothers better access to high-wage careers.
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Sheila Bapat,
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May 22, 2017
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Threats From Trump Administration Further Galvanize Domestic Worker Activism

Domestic workers and allies are preparing to fight any threats to their hard-won protections gained under Obama.
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Sheila Bapat,
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January 29, 2017
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Economy & Labor

Investing in the Care Economy: Domestic Workers in California Hope for Overtime Pay

Greater public investment is needed to help people with disabilities pay caregivers living wages and overtime pay.
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Sheila Bapat,
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August 29, 2016
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Nearly 20,000 Domestic Workers Are About to Get Fair Wages. How’d They Do That?

Left out by traditional unions, women-led domestic workers are winning fights for minimum wage and overtime across the country.
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Sheila Bapat,
YES! Magazine
June 20, 2016
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