Choice Feminism and Adult Worker Model in Neoliberal Era. Some Effects of Inclusive Policies

Marceno, Serena; Pera, Alessandra

doi:10.30958/ajss.4-2-5

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“…There are a number of studies about how to uphold the adult worker model (Annesley, 2007;Daly, 2011;Lewis and Giullari, 2005;Lewis, 2001;Marceno and Pera, 2017). Most of them focus on the roles played by the government in encouraging people to organise their life based on the adult worker model.…”

Section: Adult Worker Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The second lesson is concerned with the mixed implications of the adult worker model on women's chances of choosing not to perform certain family roles. The male-breadwinner model has long been criticised for giving women limited choice about how to organise their adult life (Grady, 2015;Marceno and Pera, 2017). In societies dominated by this model, women are expected to spend most of their time on providing care in the family rather than taking part in formal employment.…”

Section: Adjustment In Pension Age and Related Changesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Government strategies for supporting the adult worker model in European countries: mixed implications for defamilisation

Chau

2021

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PurposeThis article explores the link between defamilisation studies and studies of the adult worker model and discusses the mixed implications that government strategies for supporting the adult worker model have for defamilisation. The adult worker model emphasises that all adult men and women ought to engage in formal employment; defamilisation studies stress the importance of enhancing women's chances of choosing (not) to perform important family roles such as the receiver of financial support and the care provider.Design/methodology/approachTwo new strategies (“condition building” and “rewarding/penalising”) for promoting the adult worker model are identified based on literature review; their empirical significance is explored through an examination of comparative data concerning early childhood education and care policies (ECEC) and reforms in pension age in 14 countries.FindingsThe evidence shows that promoting the adult worker model does not necessarily benefit all women. While the 14 countries provide ECEC to varying extents, the increase in pension age in most countries shows that governments adopt a “rewarding/penalising” strategy for promoting the adult worker model by allocating major welfare based on people's labour force participation. These pension reforms may generate a negative impact on women's chances of attaining financial autonomy.Originality/valueThis study presents two new strategies for promoting the adult worker model and shows the empirical significance of these strategies based on comparative data. It also highlights the importance of searching for alternative concepts, namely economic defamilisation, for guiding pension reforms.

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Section: Adult Worker Modelmentioning

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Section: Adjustment In Pension Age and Related Changesmentioning

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Government strategies for supporting the adult worker model in European countries: mixed implications for defamilisation

Chau

2021

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“…Firstly, they criticise the male-breadwinner model for depriving women of opportunities to work. They stress that all adult women and men should be given the opportunity to take part in paid employment [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]. Adult worker model studies are closely related to the EU’s Lisbon Strategy, agreed in 2000 and re-launched in 2005 [ 3 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, women are expected to rely financially on their husbands’ incomes [ 14 , 19 ]. It is noteworthy that the male-breadwinner model can place many women in a disadvantaged position [ 6 , 20 ]. If women rely financially on their husbands, they are likely to have no choice but to take on most or all of the unpaid care responsibilities.…”

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Adult Worker Model Typologies: Examining Work–Family Policies in Fifteen European Countries

Chau

2022

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This article aims to advance the discussion of government policies for improving women’s work and family life. It focuses on exploring whether it is reasonable to expect that the supported adult worker model will play an important role in guiding governments to reduce the gender employment gap and, at the same time, increase women’s resources for strengthening their control over family and work life. This model posits that governments should take a proactive approach to encouraging women to take part in formal employment, such as providing care support measures. To examine the impact of the model, this article develops an ‘input adult worker model typology’ and an ‘output adult worker model typology’ using cluster analysis of comparative data covering 15 countries. The findings show that it is important not to overestimate the impact of the supported adult worker model on reducing the gender employment gap or increasing women’s control over their lives in most of the 15 countries. The evidence generated from these typologies highlights the difficulties involved in promoting women’s welfare despite the use of the adult worker model as a substitute for the male-breadwinner model.

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“…Some strategies continue to be developed in order to minimize and mitigate the impact of poverty. Empowerment strategies through a cash transfer as a method of handling poverty that empowers beneficiaries in poor families, supported by the international [1][2][3][4][5] and the impacts of the CTT on household consumption, education, health, empowerment of women and child, shows rapid growth [6,7]. The Protect poor families to obtain socio-economic security, invest of economic [8][9][10].…”

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Empowering Poor Families through Conditional Cash Transfer in Papua

Lobo¹

2019

Proceedings of the Social and Humaniora Research Symposium (SoRes 2018)

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The purpose of this research is to describe the empowerment of poor families in Jayapura city through conditional cash transfer program. This study used qualitative descriptive analysis method focusing on PKH or Family Hope Program beneficiary's family. The results show that indicators of empowerment of poor families have turned into better welfare conditions, such as active family participation in groups, changing perspectives on poverty, broad social network connections, and behavioral changes to the utilization of education, health services and decision-making processes in family. There are factors affecting conditions above, such as human resources involved in the program, cultural systems, social and economic system, and politics in the community which largely contribute to the powerlessness of poor families. This research concludes that empowering poor families requires commitment of stakeholders towards sustainable, integrated, and culturally sensitive conditional cash transfer program.

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Choice Feminism and Adult Worker Model in Neoliberal Era. Some Effects of Inclusive Policies

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Government strategies for supporting the adult worker model in European countries: mixed implications for defamilisation

Government strategies for supporting the adult worker model in European countries: mixed implications for defamilisation

Adult Worker Model Typologies: Examining Work–Family Policies in Fifteen European Countries

Empowering Poor Families through Conditional Cash Transfer in Papua

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