Men Doing Domestic Work: Exploring the Masculinities and Transnational Providership of Filipino Male Domestic Helpers in Hong Kong

This exploratory study spotlights the life narratives of Filipino male domestic helpers in Hong Kong, examining the cultural politics that regulate their production of domestic labor. The study examines the men’s presence in Hong Kong’s domestic economy and their contingent labormarket value with Filipina domestics. The article identifies thematic points in the formation of their transnational masculinities: how men operate within the spaces of Hong Kong’s domestic economy that is largely populated by their female compatriots, how men perceive the nature of domestic labor, and how the roles of provider and nurturer have evolved among contemporary male migrants.