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How The Other Half Works: "Maid"

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Stephanie Land's career as a writer had to take a back seat to motherhood.  With a baby, no partner, and no money, Stephanie turned to cleaning houses for her income. 

She learned a lot... not just about the work of cleaning, but about the attitudes of the people who pay for the service.  It turned her thoughts about people in the upper-middle class around. 

We hear how in her book, .  Barbara Ehrenreich, of Nickel and Dimed fame, wrote a foreword.  Stephanie Land visits with her story. 
 

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The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange is ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½'s daily news program focused on issues, people and events across Southern Oregon and Northern California. Angela Decker is the program's senior producer, Charlie Zimmermann is the assistant producer, and Geoffrey Riley hosts the show.