scholarly journals Burden and Gender inequalities around Informal Care

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuliana F. Cascella Carbó ◽  
Rosa García-Orellán
Keyword(s):  
Informal Care ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Burden Of Care ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Gender Perspective ◽  
The World ◽  
And Gender

This work comes from the interest and need to understand the problems arising from the activity of caring for dependent people, in the world and particularly in the European region. Altogether, it seeks to understand the consequences of informal care on the caregiver adding to the debate a gender perspective. Through a multidisciplinary bibliographic review, the current care crisis becomes clear. The demographic and socio-cultural changes in recent years are causing dependency to increase dramatically, while putting at risk the availability of informal caregivers. Several studies have shown that women are the ones on whom the burden of care mainly falls. Therefore, under the gender perspective, it becomes clear that the consequences of caregiver burden increase gender inequalities worldwide. The study analyzes the current situation and underlines the need to promote alternatives and opportunities so that care is shared and does not fall only on the female gender. Solutions need to be included in public and community health interventions and policies, and to this respect, nurses play an important role in changing the care paradigm.How to cite this article: Cascella GF, García-Orellán R. Burden and Gender inequalities around Informal Care . Invest. Educ. Enferm. 2020; 38(1):e05.

scholarly journals Social Care and Gender: Who Cares for Dependent Adults in Spain?

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-109
Author(s):  
Violeta De Vera ◽  
Daniel Ondé ◽  
Martín Martín-González
Keyword(s):  
Informal Care ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Institutional Support ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
National Health Survey ◽  
Care Work ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Economic Reality ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Object Of Study

Care work encompasses a series of tasks of distinct social and economic importance; however, it has not been a traditional object of study in Economics. The main objective of this article is to analyze the factors that intervene in informal care work in Spain. To approach this, an econometric analysis will be conducted using the National Health Survey (ENS as its Spanish acronym) carried out by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) of Spain. The results show that, in Spain, dependent adults do not receive the institutional support they need to perform basic daily activities. In fact, practically all of the care they receive is informal. This article will demonstrate that, within the household, women are responsible for informal care work whenever a family member is in need of such services. Our research shows that this is a consistent pattern regardless of the carer’s personal characteristics and level of education as well as the characteristics of the dependent adult living in the household. These findings reveal the necessity of reorienting public policies in order to help reduce gender inequalities caused by this socio-economic reality.

scholarly journals The Contribution of the Architect Pascuala Campos to the Implementation of a Gender Perspective in the Galician Context

Arts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Ainoa Fernández Cruces ◽  
Goreti Sousa ◽  
Paulo Guerreiro ◽  
Mariana Correia
Keyword(s):  
Female Gender ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Gender Perspective ◽  
Domestic Interiors ◽  
Urban Intervention ◽  
The World ◽  
Research Interviews ◽  
Different Sources ◽  
Theoretical Reflection

The incorporation of women in society, as active professionals, was probably one of the most important parameters of modernity in the last century. Until the beginning of the twentieth century, women who entered the world of architecture were, generally, assigned to the design of domestic interiors. Thus, they were always in the background, which contributed to the concealment of the female gender perspective in architecture and an incomplete vision of its history. The general purpose of this article is to address the implicit problematic of the female contribution to architecture, through a theoretical reflection that aims at recognizing the relevant impact of Pascuala Campos’s work to the discipline in Galicia, Spain. The Spanish social and architectonic contexts, as well as the biography of Pascuala Campos, are analyzed to better understand her theoretical and architectonic production. The analysis combines data from different sources, mainly documental research, interviews, and architectonic surveys. The basic principles stressed in the theoretical production of Pascuala Campos are thus identified and served as analytic categories for the survey of the Combarro Urban Intervention. These results allowed the identification of concepts and projected guidelines interpreted as gender perspective-oriented.

scholarly journals KETERDIDIKAN PEREMPUAN DAN WACANA KESETARAAN DALAM NOVEL INDONESIA PRA-BALAI PUSTAKA

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yulianeta Yulianeta
Keyword(s):  
Literary Criticism ◽  
Women's Education ◽  
Gender Perspective ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Cultural System ◽  
Feminist Literary Criticism ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
And Gender

This research rests on the phenomenon that literary works are not born from cultural vacuum and social emptiness. The pre-Balai Pustaka Indonesian novels mark the public's awareness of the importance of education so that it cannot be separated from its social cultural system. The issue of the importance of women's education and equality discourse has been spawned in pre-Balai Pustaka Indonesian novels. This is important to be reflected as an effort to enrich the literary treasures of Indonesia that often side-stepped pre-Balai Pustaka literary works. Three pre-Balai Pustaka Indonesia novels that raise issues of women's education and equality discourse show the concern of Indonesian authors on issues related to women's education. This research seeks to explore the discourse of equality in three pre-Balai Pustaka Indonesian novels buried in the course of Indonesian literature. Therefore, feminist literary criticism and gender perspective are used. The results of this study contribute to the world of Indonesian literature, especially the activities of Indonesian literary criticism that reflect the presence of pre-Balai Pustaka Indonesia novels for the development of literary criticism in the present time and the future.

WACANA KESETARAAN GENDER DALAM AL-QUR’AN DAN HADIS MENURUT HUSEIN MUHAMMAD

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-33
Author(s):  
Andi Rabiatun
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Classical Literature ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Religious Texts ◽  
Know How ◽  
Sociocultural Influence ◽  
The World ◽  
Islam And Gender ◽  
And Gender

The thought of Husein Muhammad regarding the teachings of Islam in society still raises many questions in the world of Qur’anic study and Hadith, especially his thoughts on the relation between men and women known as gender equality. As a person who wrestles in the world of pesantren, this gender deviation takes place because of the perspective of societys influenced by religious doctrines, in this classical Islamic literature is considered biased toward women. The mainstream interpretation by the classical scholars is still believed by the majority of Muslim societies to this day, still placing men as superior beings against women. This perspective is clearly contrary to the ideals of the Qur’an itself, namely equality and freedom to determine life’s choices without any threat and violence or coercion from anyone. The interpretation that is considered biased towards women, caused by mistakes in interpreting religious texts, does not occur because of the inability to interpret a text, but because of the sociocultural influence on the interpreter in which they live, involved in interpreting the texts . Not only that, the taking of traditions of the Prophet as explanation and advocate of opinion of scholars sometimes not known the quality, not shahih, maudhu ‘even dai’f. Husein’s ideas are different from other Islamic feminists. The peculiarity of Husein’s ideas in carrying the discourse of Islam and gender is the depth of Islamic classical literature in analyzing or counterarging arguments against gender inequalities in societies rarely shared by other feminists. It is considered necessary to know how Husein Muhammad reinterpreted verses of the Qur’an that were considered biased against women. Though his thoughts were widely opposed by the ‘ulama, Husein has given so much to the idea of defending and liberating women from oppression.

Open-Source Hinduism

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-41
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Cultural Nationalism ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Strict Sense ◽  
The World ◽  
Ecological Problems ◽  
And Gender

AbstractHinduism is often taken to be a religion in the Abrahamic sense of the term. But the strength of Hinduism lies in the fact that it does not have one God, one prophet, and one book. Hinduism has always been an open-ended process that is constantly evolving. There was always a liberative current in Hinduism that spoke of justice and equality. But today even the dominant current of Hinduism can be shorn of its caste and gender inequalities. Hindu cultural nationalism, which has often shown an ugly and intolerant side, is unable to find any scriptural sanction for its excesses. It would be more fruitful to see Hinduism as a spiritual laboratory than a religion in the strict sense of the term. Just as Open Source software can be modified and changed on an ongoing basis, Hindu spirituality can also evolve and change itself to suit the complex social and ecological problems the world is now facing.

scholarly journals Torturing the helpless: A review of PCOS induced infertility from a gender perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-168
Author(s):  
Ayobami Basirat Atijosan
Keyword(s):  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
Polycystic Ovary ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Gender Perspective ◽  
Infertile Women ◽  
Appropriate Care ◽  
And Gender

Abstract This paper reviewed the abuse of infertile women suffering from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) from a gender perspective. Infertility is a prevalent, presenting feature of PCOS with 75% of women experiencing infertility due to anovulation, making PCOS the most common cause of anovulatory infertility. Increased awareness of PCOS, its causes, and its symptoms may help the process of early diagnosis, appropriate care and mitigation of violence arising from infertility hence, this study. In many countries’ infertility among married couples especially for women is a sentence to stigmatization, loss of social status, marital conflicts and violence. All this stems from prevailing socio-cultural norms and gender inequalities inimical to women. PCOS is a syndrome without much public awareness and PCOS patients often do not seek care. Where they seek care, they are often not immediately diagnosed with PCOS. Due to some prevailing cultural norms and general lack of awareness they are often tortured and abused. Outcomes from this study shows that there is need to intensify public awareness on the various factors contributing to infertility such as PCOS which has been identified as a major contributing factor. Also, harmful socio-cultural norms and practices that encourages gender inequalities and violence against infertile women should be eradicated with strong policies put in place and perpetrators severely punished. Early diagnosis and a multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of PCOS is also crucial. Finally, proactiveness by implementing working strategies that will help improve treatment and mitigate violence against women suffering from PCOS should be embrace by all.

scholarly journals KURIKULUM PENDIDIKAN DASAR DALAM PERSPEKTIF GENDER

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhamqad Mustaqim
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Gender Bias ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Gender Justice ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Gender Perspective ◽  
The World ◽  
And Gender

<p>Tulisan ini bermaksud mengkaji tentang implementasi kurikulum pada pendidikan dasar yang berbasis pada kesetaraan gender. Untuk maksud tersebut, penulis melakukan penelitian kualitatif. Dengan melihat berbagai fenomena bias dan diskriminasi gender yang selama ini membudaya, termasuk dalam dunia pendidikan menjadikan upaya untuk membangun kurikulum berperspektif gender menemukan relevansinya. Pendidikan dasar, sebagai upaya membangun pengetahuan, keterampilan  dan sikap sejak dini menjadi hal penting dalam sosialisasi dan penanaman keadilan gender.Dari hasil penelitian yang telah dilakukan, dapat diketahui bahwa implementasi kurikulum berperspektif  gender ini bisa dilakukan  melalui  beberapa pendekatan, baik secara implisit, eksplisit,  perubahan maupun aksi sosial sebagai upaya dalam meminimalisir bias gender yang ada dalam pendidikan, tentunya dengan berbagai formulasi yang ditawarkan.</p><p><strong>Kata kunci: kurikulum, pendidikan,  gender</strong></p><div class="Section1"><p><em>B</em><em>A</em><em>S</em><em>I</em><em>C EDUCATION CURRICULUM IN A GENDER PERS- PECTIVE. This paper  intends  to examine the implementation  of the curriculum in primary education based on gender equality.  For that purpose, the authors did a qualitative  research. By looking at t</em><em>h</em><em>e various </em><em>of bias phenomena  and gender discrimination  that is widespread, including in the world of education is making  efforts to build the curriculum based on gender perspective finds its relevance. Primary  education, as an effort  in building  the  knowledge, skills and attitude  since early phase becomes an important  thing in the socialization and instilling  the  gender justice. From  the  results of research that has been done, it can be noted that the implementation of the curriculum based on gender perspective can be done through a number of approaches, either implicitly or explicitly, changes, or social action in an effort to minimize  the gender bias that exists in education, of course with the variety of formulations  that are offered.</em></p></div><p><strong><strong><em>Keywords</em></strong><em>:  curriculum, primary education, gender</em><br /></strong></p>

scholarly journals In Opposing Community Wisdom: Exposing Lexicon Choices in Kimeru Folklore as Agents of Patriarchy and Gender Bias

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-32
Author(s):  
Ann Hildah Gatakaa Kinyua
Keyword(s):  
Gender Bias ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Careful Examination ◽  
Gender Inequity ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Feminine Gender ◽  
Pastoralist Communities ◽  
The Feminine ◽  
The World ◽  
And Gender

Since time immemorial, communities across the world exhibit gender inequity whereby the feminine gender is viewed as lesser to their male counterparts. Studies indicate that no one is born a man or a woman, but rather the society makes us men or women through acculturation into roles that are conventionally stereotyped as male or female. However, the roles and duties for men and women vary from community to community; some duties are strictly viewed as being for one gender in one community are considered duties for the other gender in another community. For example, among the Ameru, a patriarchal society of Eastern Kenya, no woman can undertake the task of building a shelter, while among the pastoralist communities of Kenya, women build family shelters. This means there are no duties that are strictly for men or women in the world. This paper argues that one way that society makes men and women out of her people is through the language used in community folklore transmitted through formal or informal linguistic interactions. A case is made from a careful examination of the Ameru proverbs, wise sayings, and riddles. It will be shown that the language used in these genres continually exhorts and invites the male gender to manifest macho and positive qualities while at the same time depicts the female gender as feeble, vain, and weak. The paper proposes the repackaging of community folklore and wisdom through language that establishes positive qualities for members of both genders.

Empowering Women and Families through Self Help Groups

2015 ◽  
pp. 1-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keitseope Nthomang ◽  
Dorothy Tlagae
Keyword(s):  
Poor People ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Poor Women ◽  
The World ◽  
Grass Root ◽  
Empowerment Model ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Competent Self

The situation of women across the world is a concern for governments, donors, academics and development practitioners who have observed on-going disempowerment of women in the process of development. While much is known about women's level of disempowerment, little is known about relevant empowerment models and practical responses to address the challenges they face including feminization of poverty and gender inequalities. Project Concern International-Botswana (PCI) is implementing one empowerment model known as the Grass-Root building Our Wealth (GROW) model. The objective of this chapter is to share the experiences of poor women in Botswana who are currently using the GROW model to transform their lives. The model's vision is to build capacity of the poor into competent self-reliant individuals who will grow in confidence and seek to broaden their horizons. The task of the GROW model is to help poor people realize their potential and to take action by implementing plans that turn their empowerment dreams into reality.

MOOCs as a Pedagogical and Strategic Tool in the Implementation of Institutional Policies Related to Gender Inequality in Educational Institutions

2022 ◽  
pp. 154-174
Author(s):  
Christiane Heemann ◽  
Isabel Cristina Carvalho ◽  
Teresa Maria Martins Sousa Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Educational Policies ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Institutional Policies ◽  
Gender Perspective ◽  
Massive Open Online Course ◽  
Gender Biases ◽  
And Gender

As a privileged means of socialization, the school's mission is to promote equal opportunities and educate for the values of pluralism and gender equality. The introduction of a gender perspective in educational policies is a fundamental tool to fight gender inequalities. This chapter aims to present a theoretical-methodological proposal for the development of a massive open online course (MOOC) addressed to those interested in learning and studying about gender inequalities and women's empowerment. The MOOC will introduce inspiring examples of feminine resistance and resilience from Portugal and Brazil, showing women who have fought for the rights and policies for gender equality, against gender biases, and building women's citizenship in and through education. The integration of MOOCs as an educational tool raises questions and challenges both in the didactic-pedagogical forum and about institutional policies.

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