Humanising migrant women’s work
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2017.02.002
Abstract: Female migrants make an important contribution to the global tourism industry yet their employment experiences and histories are poorly understood. This paper draws on a phenomenological position to explore the life-world and ten-year employment trajectory… read more here.
Keywords: women work; migrant women; employment; humanising migrant ... See more keywords
What determines women's agricultural participation? A comparative study of landholding households in rural India
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.03.008
Abstract: Abstract This paper examines the key socioeconomic and cultural-demographic factors that determine rural women's labour contributions in agriculture in India, both on family farms (either as cultivators or as family labour) and as agricultural wage… read more here.
Keywords: participation comparative; women work; agricultural participation; women agricultural ... See more keywords
Wandering women: the work of Congolese transnational traders
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DOI: 10.1017/s0001972019000135
Abstract: Abstract Congolese commerçantes, or transnational women traders, travel abroad to cities such as Guangzhou in search of affordable products to import to Kinshasa. Without any support from local banks, women must search for the means… read more here.
Keywords: kinshasa; wandering women; work congolese; women work ... See more keywords
Climacteric women at work: What lurks behind poor occupational quality of life?
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DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2018.1464573
Abstract: ABSTRACT Physical and psychological changes during menopausal transition may affect various aspects of everyday functioning including women's work ability and work productivity. Presence of menopausal symptoms has been well-acknowledged to negatively affect quality of life… read more here.
Keywords: women work; occupational qol; quality life; life ... See more keywords
Feelings, Women and Work in the Long 1950s
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DOI: 10.1080/09612025.2015.1123025
Abstract: ABSTRACT The emotional and occupational cultures of Britain underwent significant shifts during the long 1950s. This article explores the intersection between the two, using a range of social survey material––including Mass Observation sources––to explore feelings… read more here.
Keywords: work long; women work; long 1950s; feelings women ... See more keywords
EnGendering the State: Women's Work and Peru's 2012 Agrarian Census
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DOI: 10.1111/awr.12119
Abstract: This paper analyzes rural women's work in the 2012 agrarian census in Ayacucho, Peru to demonstrate the effects of gendered labor on political subjectivities and processes of statecraft. Census work is an example of the… read more here.
Keywords: state; census; work; women work ... See more keywords
Protection of pregnant women at work in Switzerland: practices, obstacles and resources. A mixed-methods study protocol
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023532
Abstract: Introduction Like most industrialised countries, Switzerland has introduced legislation to protect the health of pregnant workers and their unborn children from workplace exposure. This legislation provides for a risk assessment, adaptations to workplaces and, if… read more here.
Keywords: mixed methods; women work; pregnant women; protection pregnant ... See more keywords
How Do Caregiving Responsibilities Affect Women’s Work–Family Spillovers Over the Life Course?
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DOI: 10.1177/0192513x211030032
Abstract: Using three waves of data from the Midlife in the United States Study (MIDUS 1995–2014, N =1,123), this study investigates the linkage between caregiving and women’s positive and negative work–family spillovers over the life course.… read more here.
Keywords: life course; women work; family; family spillovers ... See more keywords
‘Women’s work penalty’ in access to flexible working arrangements across Europe
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DOI: 10.1177/0959680117752829
Abstract: Many assume that women and workers in female-dominated workplaces will have better access to flexible working arrangements. Some use this as justification for the low wages found in these workplaces. Yet, empirical results are mixed.… read more here.
Keywords: women work; working arrangements; flexible working; access flexible ... See more keywords
Pandemic, informality and women’s work: Redefining social protection priorities at WIEGO
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DOI: 10.1177/14680181221079089
Abstract: From the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Labour Office (ILO) projected that 1.6 billion of the 2 billion workers in the informal economy would be among the most severely affected. Social protection systems… read more here.
Keywords: women work; pandemic informality; protection; social protection ... See more keywords