Chapter
Exploring the Mobilities of Double-Duty Carers
Abstract
The term 'double-duty carer' (DDC) refers to the primarily female healthcare workforce who provide unpaid care to family members or friends outside of work. DDCs experience many spatio-temporal tensions as they juggle both paid and unpaid care work across different care environments. Mobility is one of the key tensions, especially for DDCs who work in community home care provision. In providing care during COVID-19, DDCs have been increasingly …
Authors
Williams A; Mehta S; Ward-Griffin C; Sethi B
Book title
Handbook on Gender and Mobilities
Publisher
Routledge