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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ISN'T THIS A CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM? When this program was formed decades ago, its original intent may have been to be a cultural exchange, with au pairs serving not as full-time child care providers, but as “mothers’ helpers” for stay-at-home mothers. Over time, between the increased demand for affordable childcare due to the lack of investment in childcare (and other benefits such as parental leave) from the government and families’ workplaces, rising living costs, stagnant wages, spotty government regulation and questionable business practices of au pair agencies, the program has transformed into a full-fledged labor program — as the U.S. Department of State itself has acknowledged.[/quote] So part of your critique is rooted in misogyny that shames mothers for working outside the home - noted. :roll: [/quote]
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