![]() ![]() According to a 2016 study, domestic workers in Philadelphia have an average income of $10,000.Įmira earns more than the average domestic worker because she supplements her income with a second job as a receptionist, but her 26th birthday and the knowledge that she will be kicked off her parents’ health insurance looms. Most of the estimated 16,000 domestic workers in Philadelphia are women of color - many of whom are also undocumented and vulnerable to exploitative practices, wage theft and abuse. ![]() Reid decided to set the story in Philadelphia, a city she visited for the first time in 2015 for a Beyoncé concert, in part because the city is leading the way in setting standards for domestic workers. Reid’s acclaimed novel focuses on Emira, a 25-year-old black woman navigating postgraduate life in Philadelphia as a babysitter for a wealthy white family - a job that affords her a paltry salary and no vacation or health insurance. ![]()
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