Balancing paid work and child care in a slum of Nairobi, Kenya: the case for centre-based child care
Balancing paid work and child care in a slum of Nairobi, Kenya: the case for centre-based child care
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DOI：
10.1080/13229400.2018.1511451
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发表时间：
2021-01-02
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1.6
通讯作者：
Wanjohi, Milka
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作者：
Clark, Shelley;De Almada, Midanna;Wanjohi, Milka
随着撒哈拉以南非洲越来越多的妇女从事有偿工作，她们面临着寻找合适的儿童保育安排的挑战。根据对1 200多名母亲的调查数据和对其中31名妇女的深入访谈，我们发现生活在肯尼亚内罗毕贫民窟的母亲采用三种主要策略来平衡她们的工作和育儿责任：（1）联合收割机结合工作和育儿，（2）依靠亲戚和邻居，或（3）使用中心为基础的护理。母亲们报告说，带孩子去工作或依靠他人照料子女有许多不利条件。相比之下，母亲们强调了中心托儿对她们自己和子女的几个明显好处，同时指出费用往往高得令人望而却步。这些研究结果表明，提供负担得起的以中心为基础的儿童保育可能是改善生活在非洲贫民窟的妇女和儿童的生活和福利的一项关键战略。
As a growing number of women across sub-Saharan Africa engage in paid work, they face the challenge of finding suitable child care arrangements. Drawing on survey data from over 1,200 mothers and in-depth interviews with 31 of these women, we find that mothers living in a slum of Nairobi, Kenya, employ three main strategies to balance their work and child care responsibilities: (1) combine work and child care, (2) rely on kin and neighbours, or (3) use centre-based care. Mothers reported numerous disadvantages to either bringing their children to work or depending on others for child care assistance. In contrast, mothers highlighted several perceived benefits of centre-based child care for themselves and their children, while noting that costs were often prohibitive. These findings suggest that providing affordable centre-based child care could be a key strategy to improving the lives and welfare of women and children living in African slums.