Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work
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| Title: | Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work |
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| Description: | Although women have long been members of the labour force, the proportion of domestic, caring, and community work they provide compared to men or the state has yet to decrease substantially. Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work offers a powerful new framework for understanding women's work in a holistic sense, acknowledging both their responsibilities in supporting others as well as their employment duties.Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work is based on a four-year, multi-site study of women who are members of contemporary community organizations. The authors reveal the complex ways in which these women define and value their own work, investigating what supports and constrains their individual and collective efforts. Calling on the state to assist more with citizens'provisioning responsibilities, Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work provides an excellent basis for new discussions on equitable and sustainable public policies. |
| Authors: | Sheila Neysmith, Marge Reitsma-Street, Stephanie Baker-Collins, Elaine Porter |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Poor women--Employment--Canada, Poor women--Canada, Women in community development--Canada, Poor women--Canada--Social conditions, Informal sector (Economics)--Canada |
| Categories: | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Although women have long been members of the labour force, the proportion of domestic, caring, and community work they provide compared to men or the state has yet to decrease substantially. Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work offers a powerful new framework for understanding women's work in a holistic sense, acknowledging both their responsibilities in supporting others as well as their employment duties.Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work is based on a four-year, multi-site study of women who are members of contemporary community organizations. The authors reveal the complex ways in which these women define and value their own work, investigating what supports and constrains their individual and collective efforts. Calling on the state to assist more with citizens'provisioning responsibilities, Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work provides an excellent basis for new discussions on equitable and sustainable public policies. |
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| ISBN: | 9781442611757 9781442643253 9781442695726 9781442695733 |
