" At a time when, across the world, domestic workers are struggling to have the value of their work recognized socially and economically, Searching for Democracy is a valuable contribution to this struggle. Providing an extensive analysis of the working conditions and lives of domestic workers across Latin America, Leda Pérez demonstrates how their 'search for democracy' has profound implications for the organization of social reproduction and is a struggle that affects all women."--Silvia Federici, Professor Emerita and Teaching Fellow at Hofstra University and author of Revolution at Point Zero: Housework, Reproduction, and Feminist Struggle " Searching for Democracy is a major contribution to feminist political economy and social reproduction theory in Latin America. Leda Pérez offers a theoretically rich and empirically grounded analysis of how care, reproductive labor, and women's work in precarious sectors shape the boundaries of citizenship, rights, and democratic participation. By placing social reproduction at the center of democratic analysis, this book powerfully redefines key debates on inequality and inclusion and will become an essential reference for scholars of gender, labor, and democracy." -- Karina Batthyány , Professor of Sociology at the University of the Republic (UDELAR), Uruguay, and author of Políticas del cuidado.