Gender differences in self-reported health - the significance of inequality in domestic work
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DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz187.201
Abstract: Gender difference in health is an important public health issue. Although biological factors contribute, social processes and living conditions create, maintain and exacerbate health differences between women and men. The aim of this study was… read more here.
Keywords: work; gender differences; division; domestic work ... See more keywords
Assessing the relationship between domestic work experience and musculoskeletal health among rural Nigerian women
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276380
Abstract: Background Women performing strenuous domestic tasks (especially those in developing countries) are at risk of experiencing musculoskeletal pain (MSP). Physical, psychosocial, and social conditions of work in rural environments contribute to women’s domestic work experiences… read more here.
Keywords: rural nigerian; lbp nsp; domestic work; among rural ... See more keywords
International regulations against human and labor exploitation in domestic work: the UN and the ILO
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DOI: 10.1387/lan-harremanak.20083
Abstract: Domestic work is a precarious job with risk of deriving situations of human exploitation (slavery, servitude, forced labor, trafficking in human beings) or labor (non-compliance with labor standards). Situations of human exploitation are prohibited in… read more here.
Keywords: work; labor; international regulations; exploitation ... See more keywords
From Total Dependency to Corporatisation: The Journey of Domestic Work in the UAE
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DOI: 10.33182/ml.v17i5.702
Abstract: Migrant domestic work has played complex, dynamic, and multilevel roles in the evolution of families, and the corporatisation of domestic work across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, particularly the United Arab Emirates (UAE). With… read more here.
Keywords: domestic work; dependency; sector; migrant domestic ... See more keywords
Measuring the Drudgery and Time-Poverty of Rural Women - A Pilot Study from Rural Rajasthan
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DOI: 10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_151_19
Abstract: Context: Women’s hard-work toward family responsibility is rarely examined from a health perspective. Excessive physical work translates into musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). It is essential to understand certain parameters of this burden. Subjects and Methods: This… read more here.
Keywords: time; domestic work; physical activities; rural women ... See more keywords