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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451862303321

Autore

Neysmith Sheila

Titolo

Beyond caring labour to provisioning work / / Sheila M. Neysmith [and five others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

1-4426-9572-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Disciplina

331.4086/240971

Soggetti

Poor women - Canada

Poor women - Employment - Canada

Poor women - Canada - Social conditions

Women in community development - Canada

Informal sector (Economics) - Canada

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Conceptualizing the Work of Women in the Twenty-First Century -- 2. Securing the Future by Positioning the Past in the Present -- Part One -- 3. Provisioning Responsibilities of Women: Relationships Shape the Work -- 4. Collective Provisioning: Naming the Work of Vital Spaces -- Part Two -- 5. Producing Racial Knowledge in Community Programmes for 'At Risk' Young Women -- 6. Provisioning for Children in a Low-Income Community -- 7. Revealing Older Women's Provisioning Responsibilities -- 8. Counting the Costs of Provisioning for Women Living on Low Incomes -- Part Three -- 9. Collective Spaces as Incubators of Citizenship -- 10. Sharing Life's Glories -- Appendix: Principles and Practices in the 'Women Provisioning in Community' Research Project -- Notes -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.