The economy, and society generally, has long devalued workers who toil inside of homes to care for children, elders, and people with disabilities. Because of workers and organizers in the U.S., this has finally begun to change. Part of the Family is the first book to chronicle the rising U.S. movement for domestic workers’ rights.

IPS’ Break The Chain Campain invites you to join the conversation – and the movement. Author Sheila Bapat and members of the National Domestic Workers Alliance will take part in the discussion. Learn more about the book.

Sheila Bapat is an attorney and writer covering economic and gender justice. Her work has appeared in Jacobin, Salon, Reuters, Slate, Alternet, Truthout, and many other places. She holds a JD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law.