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Care Work, the Blame Game, and the Structural Squeeze
Care Work, the Blame Game, and the Structural Squeeze
Karen V. Hansen, Brandeis UniversityDhooleka Sarhadi Raj, Yale University
YALE WOMEN’S FACULTY FORUM 4 April 2007
Karen V. Hansen, Brandeis UniversityDhooleka Sarhadi Raj, Yale University
YALE WOMEN’S FACULTY FORUM 4 April 2007
I. Choice
II. The Blame Game
III. The Consequences: Do-It-Yourself Care
& Guilt
IV. Beyond DIY Care: Interdependency
V. Research & Policy Questions
I. Choice
II. The Blame Game
III. The Consequences: Do-It-Yourself Care
& Guilt
IV. Beyond DIY Care: Interdependency
V. Research & Policy Questions
ChoiceChoice
The Opt-Out Revolution.
Mommy wars. Homeward Bound.
Women's deliberation (aka Get to Work).
How to raise kids: stay at home or go to work?
Superwomen On How to Live The Power Life
New York TimesNew York TimesThe Boston GlobeThe Boston Globe
American ProspectAmerican ProspectABC NewsABC News
The Opt-Out Revolution.
Mommy wars. Homeward Bound.
Women's deliberation (aka Get to Work).
How to raise kids: stay at home or go to work?
Superwomen On How to Live The Power Life
New York TimesNew York TimesThe Boston GlobeThe Boston Globe
American ProspectAmerican ProspectABC NewsABC News
The Structural Squeeze:Economic and CulturalThe Structural Squeeze:Economic and Cultural
Care for School Age Children with Full-Time Employed Mothers
(U.S. Census Bureau, 1958-1999)
Care for School Age Children with Full-Time Employed Mothers
(U.S. Census Bureau, 1958-1999)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Fathers Relatives Daycare In-homesitter
19581999
Why is the US Record So Poor?Why is the US Record So Poor?
The Blame GameThe Blame Game
Jack Brennan: 50-50 Exhaustion
Jack Brennan: 50-50 Exhaustion
Co-parent Attorney married to an attorney 2 children: 5 and 3 Institutional formal care
Co-parent Attorney married to an attorney 2 children: 5 and 3 Institutional formal care
Consequences of “Choice” and “Blame”
Consequences of “Choice” and “Blame”
Do-It-Yourself Care
Guilt
Do-It-Yourself Care
Guilt
Beyond Do-It-Yourself Care Interdependency
Beyond Do-It-Yourself Care Interdependency
Social Citizenship includes CARE WORK Recognizing Systemic Transformations in
Family Structure Mobilizing Networks Creating Flexibility Government and workplace policy recognition
of care-giving needs
Social Citizenship includes CARE WORK Recognizing Systemic Transformations in
Family Structure Mobilizing Networks Creating Flexibility Government and workplace policy recognition
of care-giving needs
Research QuestionsResearch Questions
How can we reframe our own work and thinking outside of blame, choice and guilt and explore solutions to the structural squeeze?
How might we cast the intersection between kinship, work, and care over the life course so that interdependency is viewed as a social capital asset?
How can cross-cultural and historical studies illuminate reliance on networks to abate the structural squeeze?
How can we reframe our own work and thinking outside of blame, choice and guilt and explore solutions to the structural squeeze?
How might we cast the intersection between kinship, work, and care over the life course so that interdependency is viewed as a social capital asset?
How can cross-cultural and historical studies illuminate reliance on networks to abate the structural squeeze?
Policy QuestionsPolicy Questions
What federal, state, and local government programs might support workplace initiatives on creating flexible network options?
What tax policy reforms might support increased flexible care giving options over the life course?
How can employers be encouraged to value the skill sets of care (especially managing networks of care)?
What federal, state, and local government programs might support workplace initiatives on creating flexible network options?
What tax policy reforms might support increased flexible care giving options over the life course?
How can employers be encouraged to value the skill sets of care (especially managing networks of care)?
