Overview

The need for paid care workers to provide professional, good quality care for those needing daily support continues to grow throughout the world. This book explores the recent experiences of diverse paid care workers in four very different national contexts Finland, Canada, South Africa and England to learn from their experiences during COVID-19 and its aftermath. Drawing on care workers' own perspectives, this book shows how recruitment and retention of paid care workers remains challenging due to the pandemic and demographic changes, their precarious labour market position, low pay and the difficulties of delivering care.

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Author:   Caitlin Bawn (King’s College London) ,  Floretta Boonzaier (University of Cape Town) ,  Ryan Hron (Lakehead University) ,  Jukka Lehtonen (University of Helsinki)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Policy Press
ISBN:  

9781447373032

ISBN 10:   1447373030
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   14 January 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Care and Vulnerabilities: Ideas, Concepts and Methods – Marjut Jyrkinen, Sophie Bowlby, Mandisa Malinga and Ryan Hron 2. Vulnerabilities in the Lives of Older and Younger Domiciliary Care Workers During a Cost-of-Living Crisis -Caitlin Bawn, Sophie Bowlby, Linda McKie and Dilesh Shah 3. Gender, Migration and Its Intersections: Domestic Workers’ Stories of Care – Carmine Rustin, Floretta Boonzaier and Mandisa Malinga 4. Autonomy and Relationships: Long-Term Retention of Home Care Workers – Kathy Sanderson and Ryan Hron 5. Vulnerabilities in Care Work: Perspectives of Foreign-Born and LGBT Care Workers – Tytti Steel, Jukka Lehtonen, Marjut Jyrkinen and Liina Lohikoski 6. Conclusion: Reconceptualizing Precarity and Agency: New Ways Forward – Kathy Sanderson, Cailtin Bawn, Floretta Boonzaier and Jukka Lehtonen

Reviews

“Cross-national comparisons of care work are intelligently discussed in this readable book. Common themes abound around vulnerability, invisibility and policy makers' short-lived interest.” Jill Manthorpe CBE, The Policy Institute, King's College London “This book offers a profound and insightful exploration of the experiences of care workers during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, shedding light on the critical yet undervalued role these workers play in societies. The authors provide compelling analyses of how gender, sexuality, race/ethnicity and class shape the experiences of care workers in different cultural and socioeconomic contexts. The book is an essential read for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of care work and care crisis across the globe.” Hanna Ylöstalo, Tampere University

Author Information

Sophie Bowlby is Honorary Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Reading, UK. Her research interests are in geographies of informal and formal care work and friendship. Marjut Jyrkinen is Professor of Working Life Equality and Gender Studies at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Her research interests relate to gender, age, care and careers in management and organisations. Mandisa Vallentia Malinga is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Her research interests include gender, precarious work and its impact on masculinities and fatherhood and care work. Kathy Sanderson is Associate Professor of Human Resources in the Faculty of Business Administration at Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada. Her research focuses on reducing pain in the workplace.

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