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| Women, work and care of the elderly | | Author(s) | Elizabeth A Watson, Jane Mears |
| Publisher | Ashgate, Aldershot, 1999 |
| Pages | 204 pp |
| Source | Ashgate, Gower House, Croft Road, Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 3HR. |
| Keywords | Women as carers ; Employment ; Social surveys ; Australia. |
| Annotation | The 40 Australian women in this study have in common their participation in the paid workforce and major caring responsibilities. They range in age from 22 to early sixties. Most were married or in a partnership; 15 were single. Both groups emphasised their need to continue in the paid workforce. Most held professional or managerial positions (24), or worked in a skilled trade or secretarial job (9); the remainder did domestic work in hospitals or were staff for Homecare. The authors examined two questions. The first, about how the women balanced the demands of caring and paid work, the constraints of caring on other areas of their lives, and the short- and long-term effects. The second concerns the kind and quality of support carers received from family, community services, and within the workplace. Carers were receiving insufficient recognition and inadequate support; and the authors argue for costs to be shared more equitably, by government, employers and the community as a whole. The report discusses the experience of caring; the "choice" to care; the effects of stress; the importance of paid work and working life; and whether or not community services were used or sought. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991124208 B |
| Classmark | P6:SH: WJ: 3F: 7YA |
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