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Provisioning responsibilities: how relationships shape the work that women do
Sheila M Neysmith1, Marge Reitsma-Street, Stephanie Baker-Collins
1Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, 246 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 1A1. sheila.neysmith@utoronto.ca
Canadian Review of Sociology = Revue Canadienne De Sociologie
|September 22, 2010
Summary
This study explores the diverse work women undertake for provisioning, highlighting the responsibilities and strategies involved. Negotiating these tasks shapes their daily lives and engagement with society.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Gender Studies
- Social Work
Background:
- Women's unpaid labor and responsibilities are crucial for societal functioning.
- Understanding the scope of women's work requires examining diverse populations.
- The concept of provisioning offers a framework to analyze women's contributions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To document and analyze the work women perform for provisioning.
- To examine the responsibilities associated with women's provisioning activities.
- To understand how these responsibilities shape women's daily lives and civic engagement.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative study involving in-depth interviews.
- 100 women from six diverse, marginalized community groups were interviewed.
- Participants were selected from two Canadian provinces, representing varied income, race, and age.
Main Results:
- Identified a wide range of provisioning activities and strategies employed by women.
- Detailed the nature and extent of women's responsibilities in meeting needs.
- Findings illustrate how relationship pathways influence provisioning and boundary negotiation.
Conclusions:
- Women's provisioning work is complex and multifaceted, deeply intertwined with their relationships.
- Negotiating provisioning responsibilities significantly impacts women's daily routines and their capacity for civil society participation.
- Recognizing the scope of women's work is essential for understanding social structures and gender dynamics.
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