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Zoë West, PhD, is a Senior Researcher of Worker Rights and Equity at the Worker Institute within Cornell University's ILR School, with over 15 years of research focused on labor and migration in the low-wage economy, precarious work, and care work. Her work examines structural exploitation through intersecting lenses of race, ethnicity, gender, and immigration status using qualitative and participatory methodologies.
Her educational background includes:
- PhD in Social Anthropology, University of Oxford
Dr. West's research spans labor migration studies, precarious work, and care work with emphasis on systemic inequities. She investigates how identity markers compound labor vulnerabilities while exploring policy innovations, training models, and collective representation strategies. Recent projects address home care financialization, domestic worker standards, and AI's impact on fashion industry labor, consistently highlighting workplace harassment in marginalized sectors.
Analysis of her 2019-2025 publications reveals sustained focus on labor rights for domestic workers, home care providers, nail salon employees, and fashion models. Key trends include intersectional analysis of harassment/violence, unpaid caregiving's employment consequences, and AI's disruption of creative labor. Her work increasingly integrates regenerative organizing frameworks and high-road policy solutions through rigorous program evaluations.
Her professional recognition includes:
- Einhorn Center Faculty Fellow in Engaged Scholarship
While specific grant funding details aren't provided, her project-based research demonstrates active engagement with labor advocacy networks. Dr. West serves as an elected academic representative on the Labor Research and Action Network Advisory Committee and collaborates through her affiliation with Data & Society, focusing on worker-centered research translation.
