Complex Inequality and 'Working Mothers'

Clare O'Hagan

ISBN 10: 1782051244 / ISBN 13: 9781782051244

Editore: Cork University Press Apr 2015, 2015

Riguardo questo articolo

Neuware - This book explores the ways that women combine motherhood with paid work in contemporary Ireland and the consequences for individual women, families, childminders and Irish society. This book demonstrates the difficulties women encounter when trying to satisfy working and mothering lives which are governed by quite different values. Drawing on focus groups and interviews with thirty women who combine motherhood with paid work in Ireland, this book reveals the difficulties, complexities and dilemmas women experience and reveals that there is a complex system of inequality which occurs when women combine motherhood with paid work. These inequalities occur at individual, discursive, social and structural levels and their combination makes it difficult for women to satisfy working and mothering lives. Contemporary society uses maternity to divide and conquer women, both in public and private spheres, and women's inequalities are maintained because the issue is privatised, women are silenced and ignored. This book looks at the gender system which creates this complex inequality and reveals that by privileging some women sometimes, enduring inequalities are created for all women.

Codice articolo 9781782051244

Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: Complex Inequality and 'Working Mothers'
• Editore: Cork University Press Apr 2015
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1782051244
• ISBN 13: 9781782051244
• Rilegatura: Buch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 244 L x 167 A x 34 P (millimetri) 244 millimetri di larghezza per 167 millimetri di altezza per 34 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 616 grammi

Descrizione articolo

Riassunto

Drawing on focus groups and interviews with thirty women who combine motherhood with paid work in Ireland, this book exposes the difficulties, complexities and dilemmas women experience and reveals that there is a complex system of inequality which occurs when women combine motherhood with paid work. These inequalities occur at individual, discursive, social and structural levels and their combination makes it difficult for women to satisfy working and mothering lives.



Contemporary society uses maternity to divide and conquer women, both in public and private spheres, and women's inequalities are maintained because the issue is privatized, women are silenced and ignored. This book looks at the gender system which creates this complex inequality and reveals that by privileging some women sometimes, enduring inequalities are created for all women.

Informazioni sull?autore

Clare O'Hagan is a Research Fellow appointed to the Female Empowerment in Science and Technology Academia (FESTA) project.