‘By sharing work we are moving forward’:change in social norms around men’s participation in unpaid care work in Northern Uganda

Rost, Lucia

doi:10.1080/13600818.2020.1869926

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“…In Nepal, Bhattarai et al (2021) report that in some cases women leaders have been able to challenge the patriarchal systems that minimize their water problems, but call for open deliberation regarding the causes and consequences of the existing approaches and practices. Further, gender and social structures need to be questioned and changed, as masculinities are also changing, such as not always being the main breadwinner, taking on unpaid care work, or holding traditional masculine occupations (McLean, 2021; Rost, 2021). Accounting for this complexity may highlight ways to reduce the power imbalances in decision‐making related to water resources and foster better enabling conditions for inclusive participation.…”

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Examining water and gender narratives and realities

Dickin

Caretta

2022

WIREs Water

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There is a wealth of scholarly knowledge that aims to disentangle the complex relationship between gender and water. This scholarship coupled with practitioners' collective experiences and insights have resulted in the emergence of certain narratives that describe how unequal gender relationships to water are manifested and how they can be addressed. In this paper, we critically examine four of these water and gender narratives, myths, or realities: Are women solely responsible for water collection? Are women excluded from the global water workforce? Is technology is sufficient enough to solve water‐related gender inequalities? Does participation in design and implementation of water services address gender inequalities? By reviewing existing evidence underlying these water and gender narratives that are prominent in much academic research and international programming, we show the nuances of water and gender relationships, and the discrepancies upon which these narratives are grounded. We draw on examples and research largely focusing on the Global South, but highlight a need for similar examination of these narratives in the Global North. Finally, we discuss remaining knowledge gaps and argue that these normative understandings overlook limited and potentially contradicting evidence on the intricacies of the relationship between gender and water. This article is categorized under: Human Water > Water Governance Human Water > Water as Imagined and Represented Engineering Water > Water, Health, and Sanitation

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Section: Is the Solution Greater Participation In Water Governance?mentioning

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Examining water and gender narratives and realities

Dickin

Caretta

2022

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“…Instead of ‘strong social sanctions for men who took more active responsibility for care’ (Rost, 2021, p. 46) or ‘negative social stigma when they take advantage of leave policies or flexible work arrangements’ (Thebaud & Pedulla, 2016, p. 593), I observed a sense of respect being expressed, for the men who were co‐parenting, by their peers. Therefore, if I follow Bicchieri's (2017) definition of social norms and use ‘beliefs about others’ approval’ as a proxy for social norms regarding fathers' participation in childcare, it seems that the norm has definitely shifted in the case of the urban upper‐middle‐class residents of Delhi‐Gurgaon.…”

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“…Research on changing masculinities around the world; scholarship on fatherhood; and the impact of paternal leave and other work‐family policies on men as caregivers (Doucet, 2006; Jordan, 2020; Rost, 2021; Thebaud & Pedulla, 2016; Van de Sand et al., 2018) provide the conceptual clarity on this.…”

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Fathers and childcare: Are gender social norms in India changing?

Motwani

2023

Sociology Compass

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The involvement of fathers in the care of new‐borns and young children is becoming a fact of life in contemporary urban India. However, there is little empirical research on changes in the gender social norms around childcare in India. We do not know if there are some childcare responsibilities that men are happy to take on while there are others which are still considered the ‘Mommy domain’? The article is based on an exploratory research study interrogating the increasing role played by fathers in the care of their young children in urban India. Based on in‐depth interviews with two generations of fathers, it focuses on the differences in their participation in childcare activities. The study finds that both, the practice as well as the discourse concerning childcare among urban middle‐class Indians are changing and thus the gender norms for childcare responsibility can be said to be somewhat shifting for a certain class of Indian families.

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“…According to Ferrant et al (2014) "Unpaid care work refers to all unpaid services provided within a household for its members, including care of persons, housework and voluntary community work" (p.3). Likewise, OECD observes that unpaid care work includes caring for children, elderly and sick people (Rost, 2021;Power, 2020). It also includes washing, cooking, shopping, cleaning and helping other families with their chores.…”

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Current Trend in Gender Stereotypes and Unpaid Care Work: Evidence From Three Countries, the UK, Nigeria, and Ghana

Ifeoma

2023

AJM

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Unpaid caregiving is a worldwide phenomenon. 42% of women cannot secure jobs because they are responsible for caregiving. Women and girls undertake more than 75% of unpaid care work in the world. The UN Sustainable Development Goals 5 and target 5.4 aim to promote the rights and well-being of women and care providers but will remain unattainable if the rising trend in unpaid care work is ‘unchecked’. To interrogate present developments in unpaid care work, this article critically examines the trend in three countries: the United Kingdom, Nigeria, and Ghana. This study is important because, despite years of awareness, there appears to be an uneven change in the situation of unpaid care work globally. Gender stereotypes continue to be a cultural concern. This paper leveraged the Altercasting Theory and textual content analysis method. The study concludes that there is still a need to improve the situation of unpaid care work as it is not adequately indexed in the national economic indicators of some countries.

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‘By sharing work we are moving forward’:change in social norms around men’s participation in unpaid care work in Northern Uganda

Cited by 7 publications

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Examining water and gender narratives and realities

Examining water and gender narratives and realities

Fathers and childcare: Are gender social norms in India changing?

Current Trend in Gender Stereotypes and Unpaid Care Work: Evidence From Three Countries, the UK, Nigeria, and Ghana

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