Transformationen des Familienlebens durch Arbeiter/innen-Kooperativen. Eine Fallstudie über selbstorganisierte Pflegearbeit in New York City

Numerous studies have shown worker cooperatives’ potential to reduce the precarity and economic exclusion of marginalised groups. However, less is known about their other social effects. In particular, impact cooperative work on intimate scales such as family life home has received little academic attention. This article examines how joining a changes migrant women’s position in spaces: home. The research focuses women who are members cleaning or care-worker cooperatives New York City. data were gathered using participatory approach interviews, participant observations, quantitative survey. findings reveal that empowering effects beyond sphere paid work. Worker can transform spaces by increasing resources mothers, partners, daughters, sisters. Although additional unpaid workload co-owners represents an extra burden for worker-owners, participated this study more flexibility, time off, voice families after cooperative.