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Understanding women's unpaid work and domestic work: Using Photovoice to capture immigrant carer-employee experiences in southern Ontario, Canada

Abstract

Home is one of the most private places, typically imbued with positive feelings, such as comfort and sense of belonging. However, certain vulnerable populations such as immigrant carer-employees (CEs) who work from home experience undue stress. This is due to the overlapping responsibilities of multi-generational households, where unpaid eldercare work overlaps with paid work in the home environment. This results in spatial and temporal …

Authors

Williams A; Akbari Z

Book title

Geography, Health and Sustainability: Gender Matters Globally

Pagination

pp. 112-126

Publication Date

May 31, 2023

ISBN-13

9780367743918

DOI

10.4324/9780367743918