Essays about: "Unpaid Care Work"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Unpaid Care Work.

1. 1. Empowering Women, Supporting Children. Early Childhood Development Centers as a Strategy to Reduce Unpaid Care Work and Promote Women’s Economic Empowerment in Nyanza, Rwanda.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Michele Scalzulli; [2023]
   Keywords : Unpaid Care Work; Early Childhood Development Centers; Women s Economic Empowerment; Rwanda; Gender Equality.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the effects of early childhood development centers (ECDC) on unpaid care work (UCW) and women's economic empowerment in Rwanda. Thanks to the collaboration of ActionAid Rwanda (AAR), data from a sample of women in Nyanza district was collected and analyzed to gain insights into UCW dynamics and the role of ECDCs in women's lives. READ MORE

3. 2. Parental leave policy and reproductive work : A quantitative study of men’s share of housework and care work in 27 countries

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Annie Nylén; [2022]
   Keywords : Parental leave policy; Reproductive work; Care work; Housework; Unpaid work; Domestic work; Attitudes; Gender;

   Abstract : The gender division of care work and housework is a product of numerous factors, both individual and national. By using the ‘Equal Gender Division of Labour’ (EGDL) indicator developed by Dearing (2016a), this thesis assesses correlations between parental leave policy and division of reproductive labour in 27 countries. READ MORE

4. 3. A Feminist Mixed Methods Analysis of Gender Equality Concepts and Data for Sustainable Development Goal 5 Baseline Indicators in Kenya

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

   Author : Anne Stella Muchiti Mulama; [2021]
   Keywords : Gender equality; feminist; evaluation; mixed methods; Sustainable Development Goal 5; indicators; Kenya.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Background: The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were launched in 2015 to be achieved by 2030. Goal 5 aims to achieve gender equality and empower women and girls. This study conducts a feminist analysis of gender equality concepts and data with the aim of finding adequate baseline indicators for measuring SDG 5 progress in Kenya. READ MORE

5. 4. Cleaning off stigmas: Domestic work and collective identity building in Uruguay.

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nordiska Latinamerikainstitutet

   Author : Elena Achotegui Sebastian; [2021]
   Keywords : domestic work; identity building; sociology of work; trade unions; Uruguay;

   Abstract : Domestic work and care tasks have historically been assigned to women and have never been considered as real work, as they happen within the private scene of the home in both its forms, salaried and unpaid. Due to this conception, dating back from the servitude and slavery systems of the colonial era, and rooted in the patriarchal structure of societies, domestic workers have struggled, and still struggle today in many countries to see their rights recognised. READ MORE

6. 5. Challenges Of Work-Life-Balance During The Sars-Cov-2 Pandemic : Case study: Female professionals and their digital media practices

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Ditte Marie Rørup Okeyo; [2021]
   Keywords : Work-life-balance; mediatization; digital media practices; virtual communication; social design; qualitative method; virtual fatigue.;

   Abstract : The concept of work-life-balance has gained significant attention during the coronavirus pandemic. There are challenges in keeping solid boundaries between Danish female professionals work and private life. There have been previous studies that have demonstrated gendered roles of females that interrupt work and private life. READ MORE