Affective Politics of Care during COVID-19: Feminist Views of Political Discourses and Intersectional Inequalities in Mali
Titelübersetzung:Affektive Politiken der Sorge während COVID-19: Feministische Blickwinkel auf Politische Diskurse und intersektionale Ungleichheiten in Mali
Autor/in:
Hasenöhrl, Syntia
Quelle: Historical Social Research, 46 (2021) 4, S 100-122
Inhalt: Contrary to many African states’ restrictive COVID-19 measures in the first half of 2020, which had severe socio-economic and political effects, the Malian government appeared more moderate in its fight against the pandemic and even introduced social measures to alleviate the effects of COVID-19 (measures). However, increasing anti-government protests still culminated in a military coup in August 2020. In order to shed light on government commu-
nication during that time as one factor in this paradox, this article focuses on the politics of care constructed by the Malian political elite between March and August 2020. The article uses an affective-discursive approach to analyse government communications and contrasts them with a feminist view of associations, NGOs, and activists. It shows that postcolonial, capitalist, and gendered path dependencies have decreased opportunities for care from the
Malian state and increased the intersectional vulnerabilities of Malians to COVID-19 measures. In addition, the article demonstrates how the affective politics of domestic and international care that were maintained through the presidential discourse used securitisation and solidarity to construct subject positions that, however, incorporate rather than challenge the aforementioned inequalities.
Schlagwörter:Mali; Mali; Pflege; caregiving; Fürsorge; welfare care; soziale Ungleichheit; social inequality; Intersektionalität; intersectionality; Gesundheitspolitik; health policy; Sozialpolitik; social policy; Westafrika; West Africa; affect; care; political discourse; affective politics; COVID-19; power relations; pandemic
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Gesundheitspolitik
Long-term care and gender equality: fuzzy-set ideal types of care regimes in Europe
Autor/in:
Bartha, Attila; Zentai, Violetta
Quelle: Social Inclusion, 8 (2020) 4, S 92-102
Inhalt: Recent changes in the organization of long-term care have had controversial effects on gender inequality in Europe. In response to the challenges of ageing populations, almost all countries have adopted reform measures to secure the increasing resource needs for care, to ensure care services by different providers, to regulate the quality of services, and overall to recalibrate the work-life balance for men and women. These reforms are embedded in different family ideals of intergenerational ties and dependencies, divisions of responsibilities between state, market, family, and community actors, and backed by wider societal support to families to care for their elderly and disabled members. This article disentangles the different components of the notion of ‘(de)familialization’ which has become a crucial concept of care scholarship. We use a fuzzy-set ideal type analysis to investigate care policies and work-family reconciliation policies shaping long-term care regimes. We are making steps to reveal aggregate gender equality impacts of intermingling policy dynamics and also to relate the analysis to migrant care work effects. The results are explained in a four-pronged ideal type scheme to which European countries belong. While only Nordic and some West European continental countries are close to the double earner, supported carer ideal type, positive outliers prove that transformative gender relations in care can be construed not only in the richest and most generous welfare countries in Europe.
Schlagwörter:Europa; Europe; Pflege; caregiving; Familie; family; gender; Gleichheit; equality; Migrant; migrant; care regimes; familialization; fuzzy set ideal type analysis; long-term care
SSOAR Kategorie:Gesundheitspolitik, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
Culture and indigenous women's health: integrative review
Titelübersetzung:A cultura e a saúde da mulher indígena: revisão integrativa
Autor/in:
Silva, Hetiani Barretta da; Diaz, Claudia Maria Gabert; Silva, Kauana Flores da
Quelle: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 7 (2015) 4, S 3175-3184
Inhalt: Objective: To investigate the reality of health of women and indigenous Guarani people and Kaingáng, bringing reflections on public health policies aimed at the indigenous community and the inclusion of nursing in this context. Method: This is an integrative review conducted in the period from March to July 2010. Results: The studies bring that access to health of indigenous people is still limited, that health actions should consider their culture and other characteristics and the professionals involved in this process need to create links with this population so that actions are effective. Conclusion: it was found the need for a broader and more qualified attention to indigenous mainly to women's health and also noticed the dearth of research on the topic.
Schlagwörter:Kultur; culture; woman; Gesundheit; health; indigene Völker; indigenous peoples; Gesundheitspolitik; health policy; Pflege; caregiving; Gesundheitsdienst; public health services
SSOAR Kategorie:Medizinsoziologie, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Gesundheitspolitik