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Health Care Restructuring, Agricultural Reform, and Rural Women's Experiences of Paid and Unpaid Work
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Centres of Excellence for Women's Health Research Bulletin
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April 1, 2005
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With the majority of Canadian women in the labour force, paid work is a fundamental feature of women's lives. Most employed women also perform unpaid work in the form of caring for family members and performing household tasks. In rural communities, many women also perform unpaid farm work. This study examined women's experiences of paid and unpaid work in the context of restructuring within two key economic sectors in rural Alberta: agriculture and health care.
Global economic changes, international competition, government debt, cutbacks, downsizing and outsourcing are features of restructuring in both the public and private sectors. Whereas farming and rural communities have been ...
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