Gluing, catching and connecting
How Informal Childcare Strengthens Single Mothers' Employment Trajectories
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2374073 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michelle Brady (0000-0002-3610-8473, The University of Queensland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 821-837 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Work Employment and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-0170 • E-ISSN: 1469-8722 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0950017016630259 |
| OpenAlex | W2297393199 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 25 |
Research on single mothers' employment overwhelmingly focuses on the importance of access to formal childcare at a single point in time. However, to understand the relationship between childcare and single mothers' employment we must consider their access to and use of multiple forms of childcare - their childcare packages - and how these change over time. Drawing on a longitudinal qualitative study and employing the concepts of 'caringscapes' and 'work-time/childcare-time', this article highlights how childcare packages shape single mothers' employment trajectories. Informal carers play a crucial role within mixed (formal and informal) childcare packages in helping mothers bring children's needs, work-time and childcare-time into alignment, thus strengthening their employment trajectories. Informal carers achieve this effect by: (1) increasing the total hours of non-parental care; (2) 'gluing' together complex jigsaws of care; (3) offering a 'safety net' in times of crisis; and (4) playing a 'connector' role during employment transitions
Business · Child care · Developmental psychology · Economics · Labour economics · Longitudinal data · Point (geometry · Political science · Qualitative research · Safety net · Single mothers · Single point · Sociology · Work (physics · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |