Intimacy and Inequality: Local Care Chains and Paid Childcare in Kenya

Dimova, Margarita; Hough, C.; Kyaa, Kerry; Manji, Ambreena

doi:10.1007/s10691-015-9284-6

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“…Interestingly, although nanny care is often chosen by Brazilian middle-and uppermiddle-class families in which both parents are engaged in the job market, only a few studies have focused on this childcare arrangement in our country up to date (e.g., Moreira & Biasoli-Alves, 2007;Piccinini et al, 2016b;Vieira, 2014). This could be linked to the social invisibility of nanny care, which has been discussed in the context of the international literature (e.g., Dimova et al, 2015). Yet, we found evidence indicating the work of this professional as an important source of instrumental and social support for parents with young children.…”

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Coparenting across the transition to parenthood: Qualitative evidence from South-Brazilian families.

Schmidt¹,

Schoppe‐Sullivan²,

Frizzo³

et al. 2021

Journal of Family Psychology

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Despite the increase in research on coparenting, few studies have focused on non-North American or non-European families, which has hindered practice and policy targeting diverse countries. The authors used a qualitative, longitudinal, multiple case study to investigate coparenting agreement/disagreement and support/undermining, defined by Feinberg's model, in a sample of South-Brazilian families across the Transition to Parenthood (TtoP). Twelve first-time mothers and fathers (six nuclear families) of children who attended different childcare arrangements (i.e., maternal care, nanny care, and daycare center) participated in individual, semi-structured, face-to-face interviews at 6, 12, and 18 months postpartum. Deductive thematic analysis was adopted to explore and interpret the data. Similarities and singularities between families were found. Overall, agreement remained relatively stable during the first year, whereas disagreements concerning discipline demanded more parental negotiation as infants advanced toward toddlerhood. Support and undermining coexisted in the same families, although mothers and fathers expressed undermining differently. Our findings also revealed how Brazilian sociocultural aspects linked to the upbringing in the family of origin, gender role expectations, labor and financial spheres, as well as childcare arrangements, may have shaped the coparenting dynamics of the participants. This study contributes to the literature by shedding light on coparenting in South-Brazilian families. Our findings offer support to two key themes aligned with Feinberg's model of coparenting, that is agreement/ disagreement and support/undermining, further reinforcing the importance of understanding coparenting in light of the families' ecological context, without disregarding singularities that mark each coparental relationship.

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Section: Overall Discussionmentioning

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Coparenting across the transition to parenthood: Qualitative evidence from South-Brazilian families.

Schmidt¹,

Schoppe‐Sullivan²,

Frizzo³

et al. 2021

Journal of Family Psychology

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“…Regarding family support when the woman returns to work after the birth of a child, the role of the father (Sévon, 2012) and of the extended family members, such as grandparents, is highlighted (Vanalli & Barham, 2008). In relation to social support, although hiring a nanny is the option of some families (Bradt, 1995;Clarke-Stewart & Allhusen, 2002;Dimova, Hough, Kyaa, & Manji, 2015), child care in daycare centers has been gaining importance in a number of countries (Bossi, Soares, Lopes, & Piccinini, 2014;Miller, Votruba-Drzal, Coley, & Koury, 2014;Piccinini, Polli, Bortolini, Martins, & Lopes, 2016). This is also associated with the fact that the start of school life seems to occur progressively earlier (Moran, 2014;Vasconcellos, Seabra, Eisenberg, & Moreira, 2012).…”

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Motherhood and Work: Experience of Women with Established Careers

Martins¹,

Leal²,

Schmidt³

et al. 2019

Temas Psicol.

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“…9 With the FLaK seminar, we intend to draw on these kinds of approaches in order to question some of the ways in which legality is being invoked, 10 and run with questions and themes already raised by FLS contributors (e.g. Dimova et al 2015;Stewart 2011). In this issue, Cao's analysis of glorious motherhood, as enacted through Chinese abortion law and policy, could be understood as contributing to this thread of kitchen-table conversation (2015).…”

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FLaK: Mixing Feminism, Legality and Knowledge

Fletcher

2015

Fem Leg Stud

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This editorial explains the themes of the forthcoming FLaK seminar and how those themes draw on the collective and individual contributions of the articles, interviews and commentaries presented in this issue. At FLaK, we propose to think with others about the kind of 'kitchen table' that FLS might provide into the future. How might feminist legal studies-the approach and the journal-best use its food, equipment, techniques, time, space, mood, energy and commitment? How shall FLS scholars and associates make the most of what we have in a room that can sometimes be confining and confusing, yet also exciting and sustaining? How do others engage with the processes and products of our kitchen table? In considering these issues and more, we propose to draw reflexively on feminist legacies of praxis, internationalism and openness, as we stock up and critically reflect on decolonizing techniques, legal know-how, protest and publishing practices.

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Intimacy and Inequality: Local Care Chains and Paid Childcare in Kenya

Cited by 6 publications

References 11 publications

Coparenting across the transition to parenthood: Qualitative evidence from South-Brazilian families.

Coparenting across the transition to parenthood: Qualitative evidence from South-Brazilian families.

Motherhood and Work: Experience of Women with Established Careers

FLaK: Mixing Feminism, Legality and Knowledge

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