Gender-based analysis of working-carer men: a North American scoping review

Maynard, Kevin; Ilagan, Chloe; Sethi, Bharati; Williams, Allison

doi:10.1332/239788218x15187914567891

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“…It should also be noted that male participants were generally more hesitant, relative to their female counterparts, to reduce their commitments to their paid employment to focus on their caregiving. Similar findings were reported in a scoping review by Maynard et al, which proposed that this tendency may be a product of the gendered nature of the workforce [ 21 ]. It was stated that in “couple [s] faced with work–care conflicts, the partner earning less and with less job security will assume the caring role” which, in the context of the current gendered distribution of workforce participation and wage, increased the likelihood of women in a household sacrificing their employment [ 21 ].…”

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Caught in the middle: a thematic analysis of the experiences of Korean-Canadian caregiver-employees in the greater Toronto and Hamilton area

Lyeo

Williams

2021

BMC Public Health

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Background The objective of this study was to investigate the experiences of caregiver-employees (CEs) from the Korean-Canadian community in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Methods Nine participants were recruited and invited to partake in data collection, which consisted of the completion of a sociodemographic questionnaire as well as a qualitative, semi-structured interview. The interview transcripts were thematically analyzed. Result The thematic analysis revealed four primary themes, each of which had three sub-themes. The four primary themes are:: (i) tensions, (ii) adaptations to the dual role of being a CE, (iii) coping mechanisms, and (iv) desired changes to the status quo. Conclusion The result of this study suggest that Korean-Canadian CEs, as a consequence of their position at the convergence of Korean and Western cultural values, would be best supported through the provision of culturally sensitive supports and greater workplace accommodation.

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Caught in the middle: a thematic analysis of the experiences of Korean-Canadian caregiver-employees in the greater Toronto and Hamilton area

Lyeo

Williams

2021

BMC Public Health

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“…Firstly, the majority of family carers were female ( N = 14), despite CSO figures (CSO, 2016) suggesting that approximately 40% of family carers in Ireland are male. This could be attributable to a stigma being associated with being a male carer (Maynard et al., 2018). Secondly, the majority of working family carers were middle‐aged and held relatively senior work positions (e.g.…”

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Colliding worlds: Family carers’ experiences of balancing work and care in Ireland during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Lafferty

Phillips

Dowling‐Hetherington

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Health Social Care Comm

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The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic public health and social protective measures imposed globally resulted in partial or full closure of key services and supports for services and supports for people with a disability, chronic illness or age-related dependency. This caused huge disruption to care provision and family carers were relied upon to assume this care at home. Many family carers, including those in employment, found themselves navigating additional care responsibilities without 'usual levels' of support from family, friends, work, school, day care services, homecare and community services. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family carers, their employment and care-giving responsibilities, through the lens of the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory (Hobfoll, 1989). Adopting a qualitative research approach, 16 family carers (14 females, 2 males) who were in employment prior to the onset of or during the pandemic, participated in an in-depth, semi-structured telephone or online video interview between June and September 2020. Interviews lasted between 45 and 100 min, were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. A thematic analysis of the interview data identified four main themes: colliding worlds; navigating unchartered waters alone; opportunity despite adversity and the relentless unknowing. Findings indicate that the onset of the pandemic resulted in the sudden loss of valued resources, which disrupted routines and caused care and work life domains to become intrinsically intertwined. Consistent with the main principles of the COR theory, adapting and transitioning to different ways of working and caring with depleted resources and supports, generated considerable stress for family carers and impacted their wellbeing. The implications for employers, healthcare providers, policy makers and other key stakeholders are considered, to enable family carers to successfully reconcile work with care and protect their well-being, as the pandemic continues to unfold and in the event of future societal crises.

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Making it work: a qualitative study of the work-care reconciliation strategies adopted by family carers in Ireland to sustain their caring role

Lafferty

Phillips

Fealy

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Community, Work & Family

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Gender-based analysis of working-carer men: a North American scoping review

Cited by 5 publications

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Caught in the middle: a thematic analysis of the experiences of Korean-Canadian caregiver-employees in the greater Toronto and Hamilton area

Caught in the middle: a thematic analysis of the experiences of Korean-Canadian caregiver-employees in the greater Toronto and Hamilton area

Colliding worlds: Family carers’ experiences of balancing work and care in Ireland during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Making it work: a qualitative study of the work-care reconciliation strategies adopted by family carers in Ireland to sustain their caring role

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