Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work

Sheila Neysmith,Marge Reitsma-Street,Stephanie Baker-Collins,Elaine Porter

Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work
Format
Hardback
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Country
Canada
Published
22 March 2012
Pages
208
ISBN
9781442643253

Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work

Sheila Neysmith,Marge Reitsma-Street,Stephanie Baker-Collins,Elaine Porter

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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