Caregivers, Gender, and the Law: An Analysis of Family Responsibility Discrimination Case Outcomes
| Autor: | C. Elizabeth Hirsh, Sylvia Fuller, Christina Treleaven |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Sociology and Political Science
05 social sciences Family responsibility 050109 social psychology 16. Peace & justice Gender Studies 5. Gender equality Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Work (electrical) 0502 economics and business 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Care work Psychology Social psychology 050203 business & management |
| Zdroj: | Gender & Society. 34:760-789 |
| ISSN: | 1552-3977 0891-2432 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0891243220946335 |
| Popis: | As workers struggle to combine work and family responsibilities, discrimination against workers based on their status as caregivers is on the rise. Although both women and men feel the pinch, caregiver discrimination is particularly damaging for women, because care is intricately tied to gendered norms and expectations. In this article, we analyze caregiver discrimination cases resolved by Canadian Human Rights Tribunals from 1985 through 2016, to explore how work and caregiving clash. We identify issues involved in disputes and the ways gendered expectations about work–life facilitation inform disputes and outcomes. We find that although women are more likely to bring claims and obtain favorable outcomes, the legal interpretation of claims is highly gendered. Women bring claims involving both their presumed status as caregivers and the practical challenges of seeking accommodations for care, whereas men’s claims are largely accommodation based. In adjudicating cases, Tribunals are more likely to see women than men as lacking credibility when making their claims, questioning their competence and legitimacy. In contrast, men struggle to demonstrate the legal basis of work–family interference, failing to convey how seriously work interferes with family responsibilities. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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