scholarly journals A Context of Risk: Uncovering the Lived Experiences of Chin Refugee Women Negotiating a Livelihood in Delhi

Refuge ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 84-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Jops ◽  
Caroline Lenette ◽  
Jan Breckenridge
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Women's Work ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Refugee Women ◽  
Women’S Work ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Work Contexts

In India, the livelihood spaces that refugee women from Chin State, Burma, have carved for themselves in their country of first asylum remain relatively unexplored. This article focuses on Chin refugee women’s pursuit of liveli- hood in Delhi in 2012–13. The concept of “livelihood” is a starting point to better understand the women’s work experiences and explore the associated risks affecting their well-being. Emerging findings indicate that pervasive sexual harassment and discrimination, inside and outside of work contexts and a constant sense of livelihood insecurity severely affect the health and well-being of these women and contribute to diminished hopes for a future in Delhi.

Pregnant and undocumented: taking work into account as a social determinant of health

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-199
Author(s):  
Jill Hanley ◽  
Lindsay Larios ◽  
Alexandra Ricard-Guay ◽  
Francesca Meloni ◽  
Cécile Rousseau
Keyword(s):  
Women Workers ◽  
Maternity Leave ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Women's Work ◽  
Social Determinant ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Women’S Work

Purpose It is well understood that women’s work situations are critical to their well-being during pregnancy and in terms of potential risks to the fetus. It has also long been known that undocumented women workers face particularly difficult work conditions and being undocumented precludes access to key social benefits (i.e. public health insurance, paid maternity leave, child benefits and subsidized daycare) that support pregnant women and new mothers. Yet, this paper aims to write about the intersection of undocumented women’s pregnancy with work experiences. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on the results of a broader qualitative study that was focussed on access to healthcare for undocumented (and therefore, uninsured) women who were pregnant and gave birth in Montreal, Canada, the authors begin this paper with a review of the relevant literature for this topic related to the work conditions of undocumented women, how work exacerbates barriers to accessing healthcare and the resulting health outcomes, particularly in relation to pregnancy. The authors highlight the social determinants of health human rights framework (Solar and Irwin, 2010), before presenting methodology. In conclusion, the authors discuss how an understanding of undocumented women’s work situations sheds light on their pregnancy experiences. Findings The authors then present participants’ work conditions before becoming pregnant, working conditions while pregnant and employment options and pressures after giving birth. Originality/value The authors emphasize that attention to undocumented pregnant women’s work situations might help health and social service practitioners to better serve their needs at this critical point in a woman’s life and at the beginning of the life of their children, born as full citizens.

scholarly journals How can electric lighting contribute to human health and well-being?

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 515-522
Author(s):  
P Raynham
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Electric Light ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Hypothetical Explanation

Electric light in buildings may provide some health benefits; however, for most people these benefits are likely to be small. It is possible for electric lighting to cause health problems, if there is too little light or there is glare, but for the most part there is good guidance available and these problems can be avoided. The quality of the lit environment can have a psychological impact and this may in turn impact well-being. A starting point for this is perceived adequacy of illumination. Related lighting metrics are examined and a hypothetical explanation is suggested.

Establishing national mental health and well‐being indicators for Scotland

2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Parkinson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Additional Data ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Health Profile ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
National Mental Health ◽  
Health And Well Being

The growing interest in the mental health and well‐being of populations raises questions about traditional measures of public mental health, which have largely focused on levels of psychiatric morbidity. This paper describes work in progress to identify a set of national mental health and well‐being indicators for Scotland that could be used to establish a summary mental health profile, as a starting point for monitoring future trends. The process in taking this work forward involves identifying a desirable set of indicators, scoping the data that are currently collected nationally in Scotland, identifying additional data needs, and ensuring existing data collection systems include mental health and well‐being. It is expected that an indicator set for adults will have been identified by 2007. The paper presents some of the conceptual and practical challenges involved in defining and measuring positive mental health and is presented here as a contribution to ongoing debates in this field.

Sex and gender: More than just demographic variables

2021 ◽  
pp. e20210027
Author(s):  
Callaghan Walter
Keyword(s):  
Armed Forces ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
Canadian Armed Forces ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Published Research ◽  
Health And Well Being

LAY SUMMARY Taking as a starting point that sex and gender are not the same thing, a principal understanding of Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+), this article reviews research published in 2020 on the health and well-being of Veterans and currently serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces. The purpose of this review was to see how sex and gender were referred to in this published literature. The published research tended not to differentiate between sex and gender, often using the two terms as though they referred to the same thing. Possible reasons for why this has happened are explored, as is the importance of treating sex and gender as fundamentally different things.

scholarly journals Women's Work and The Library: Ideological Shaping of the Academic Librarian as the Alt-academic

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-34
Author(s):  
Eva Revitt
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Women's Work ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Canadian Universities ◽  
Academic Mission ◽  
Doctoral Research ◽  
Women’S Work ◽  
Academic Librarian ◽  
Mode Of Production

Overwhelmingly, librarians working at Canadian universities are considered academic staff, if not faculty. However, the role and fit of the academic librarian within the academic enterprise is overshadowed and frequently misunderstood. As alt-academics, librarians' expertise and contribution to the university's academic mission is often sidelined: the nature of the work too frequently viewed through an organizational rather than an academic lens and characterized as preoccupied with a structured set of regularized responsibilities. Drawing on the findings of my doctoral research, an institutional ethnography of librarians' work experiences as academic staff, this article argues that social relations such as those that construct work value are historically rotted and ideologically determined. I propose that our speech, text, and talk, indeed our social consciousness, is permeated by two ideological codes—women's work and the library—that structure librarians' labour in a particular way. Ultimately, I link the devaluation of librarians' work to the necessary gendered exploitation of labour that happens within a capitalist mode of production.  

Women's Work Roles and Their Impact on Health, Well-Being, and Career: Comparisons Between the United States, Sweden, and The Netherlands

2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwenda Gjerdingen ◽  
Patricia McGovern ◽  
Marrie Bekker ◽  
Ulf Lundberg ◽  
Tineke Willemsen
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Women's Work ◽  
Work Roles ◽  
Women’S Work

003 A Culturally Informed Educational Program to Promote Sexual Health and Well-being Among Refugee Women

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. S239-S240
Author(s):  
H. Howard ◽  
C. Johnson-Agbakwu ◽  
G. Michlig ◽  
N. Sisterna ◽  
J. Nizigiyimana
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Health ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Refugee Women ◽  
Culturally Informed ◽  
Health And Well Being

Well-Being in Dinka Refugee Women of Southern Sudan

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha B. Baird ◽  
Joyceen S. Boyle
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Refugee Women ◽  
Extensive Field ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Health And Well Being

The purpose of this study was to understand the health and well-being of Sudanese refugee women who were resettled with their children to the United States. The design was an interpretive ethnography using individual interviews and participant observation with extensive field notes. The findings describe personal factors as well as community and social conditions that influenced the health and well-being of the refugee women and their families. These influences are captured in the three themes that emerged from the study: (1) liminality—living between two cultures, (2) self-support—standing on our own two legs, and (3) hope for the future. These themes describe a process of how refugee women achieve well-being in the transition to a new country and culture. The study contributes to our theoretical understanding of how to develop culturally congruent interventions for resettled refugees.

scholarly journals CCWORK protocol: a longitudinal study of Canadian Correctional Workers’ Well-being, Organizations, Roles and Knowledge

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. e052739
Author(s):  
Rosemary Ricciardelli ◽  
Elizabeth Andres ◽  
Meghan M Mitchell ◽  
Bastien Quirion ◽  
Diane Groll ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Clinical Assessment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Federal Prisons ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Views And Perceptions ◽  
Memorial University Of Newfoundland ◽  
Health And Well Being

IntroductionKnowledge about the factors that contribute to the correctional officer’s (CO) mental health and well-being, or best practices for improving the mental health and well-being of COs, have been hampered by the dearth of rigorous longitudinal studies. In the current protocol, we share the approach used in the Canadian Correctional Workers’ Well-being, Organizations, Roles and Knowledge study (CCWORK), designed to investigate several determinants of health and well-being among COs working in Canada’s federal prison system.Methods and analysisCCWORK is a multiyear longitudinal cohort design (2018–2023, with a 5-year renewal) to study 500 COs working in 43 Canadian federal prisons. We use quantitative and qualitative data collection instruments (ie, surveys, interviews and clinical assessments) to assess participants’ mental health, correctional work experiences, correctional training experiences, views and perceptions of prison and prisoners, and career aspirations. Our baseline instruments comprise two surveys, one interview and a clinical assessment, which we administer when participants are still recruits in training. Our follow-up instruments refer to a survey, an interview and a clinical assessment, which are conducted yearly when participants have become COs, that is, in annual ‘waves’.Ethics and disseminationCCWORK has received approval from the Research Ethics Board of the Memorial University of Newfoundland (File No. 20190481). Participation is voluntary, and we will keep all responses confidential. We will disseminate our research findings through presentations, meetings and publications (e.g., journal articles and reports). Among CCWORK’s expected scientific contributions, we highlight a detailed view of the operational, organizational and environmental stressors impacting CO mental health and well-being, and recommendations to prison administrators for improving CO well-being.

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