Aim To understand self‐employed long‐term‐care workers' experiences of precariousness,
and to unravel how their experiences are shaped at the intersection of gender, class, race …

Community care for frail elderly people rests heavily on the work of low-status,
paraprofessional home care workers. Home care workers describe their work as highly …

Changing economic ideologies and a new emphasis on entrepreneurial opportunities have
led to a rise in self‐employment in C anada, especially among women. Although some …

Background In recent decades, there has been a significant transformation in the world of
work that is characterized by a shift from traditional manufacturing and managerial …

Live‐in migrant care work is increasing across welfare states. In the context of ageing
populations and changing healthcare systems, live‐in care enables ageing in place without …

Caring labour in long‐term care settings is increasingly important as the US population
ages. Ethnographic research on nursing assistants (NAs) portrays nursing home care as …

In this chapter, we show how state policies and the structural features of formal care systems
in Sweden and Ontario, Canada, shape family members' unpaid care work for relatives in …

Informal caregiving occurs among communities in all socioeconomic strata and is largely
provided by women. Although an extensive amount of research focusing on caregiver …

Many western countries are experiencing a substantial shortage of home‐care nurses due
to the increasing numbers of care‐dependent people living at home. In‐depth knowledge is …

Objective Nursing has been a leader in exploring social determinants of health within the
context of US microenterprise and women's health. The purpose of this study was to explore …