OuttoWorkisafresh,engagingaccountofthelivesofagroupofruralChinesewomenwho,whilestillintheirteens,movedfromvillagestoBeijingtotakeupworkasmaids,officecleaners,hotelchambermaids,andschoolteachers.Bypursuingnewopportunitiesaffordedbymigrationandstrategicallyapplyingaccumulatedknowledgeandresources,thesewomenwereabletoforgebetterlivesforthemselvesandtheirfamilies.Butasthisbookalsomakesclear,broadersocialinequalitiespersisttomakethesewomen’sfuturesprecarious.
