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Mothering and the social work profession : a multiple role analysisBarkley, Patricia J. January 1997 (has links)
Ten front-line maternal social workers were interviewed to determine how they are managing in terms of combining their work and family responsibilities. Supervisor support, and the effectiveness of family-friendly work place policies were explored. All agreed, that motherhood, has had a positive impact on practice including increased empathy and understanding, for both parents and children. The following workplace initiatives were determined to be helpful: flexible and predictable work hours; part-time options; and compressed-work-week. Despite half feeling unsupported by their supervisors, the majority indicated that they are managing well primarily due to flexible work hour scheduling. The attitude of supervisors, regarding the value of parenting, appears to be the key factor relating to their level of support. There was some indication of role conflict and much evidence of accommodation, including turning down supervisory/management positions, postponing education and restricting types of practice.
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Reunification experiences of immigrant single mothers and their children in CanadaBoakye-Agyeman, Grace January 2004 (has links)
Five immigrant single mothers were interviewed to explore the dynamics of the relationship between immigrant single mothers and their children when they reunite in Canada. Difficulties, in attachment, parenting, and the transition into the new culture were identified. Immigration policies about foreign domestic workers and delays in emigration process were factors that prolonged separation between mothers and their children. The mothers agreed that separation from their children contributed to the difficulties, but physical and psychological preparation before reunification lessened the challenge. Loving and listening to children, and involvement in the Christian mono-ethnic community churches were identified as effective coping strategies. Culturally sensitive approaches by social workers with these clients are recommended.
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Reunification experiences of immigrant single mothers and their children in CanadaBoakye-Agyeman, Grace January 2004 (has links)
No description available.
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Mothering and the social work profession : a multiple role analysisBarkley, Patricia J. January 1997 (has links)
No description available.
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Parental work and child-care in Canadian familiesGagne, Lynda Giselle 05 1900 (has links)
In 2000, 79 percent of married Canadian women between the ages of 25 and 44 were in
the labour force and 75 percent were employed.1 Many Canadian families with working parents
use costly child-care, and many of these families take advantage of the child-care expense
deduction (CCED): in 1998, 71 percent of families with pre-school children used child-care
services to work or study at a given point in time,2 and 868,460 taxfilers reported nearly $2.4
billion in child-care expenditures on 1,390,200 children.3 In this thesis, I examine the effects of
parental labour supply and child-care use on children, the impacts that child-care costs have on
the labour supply of married mothers, and the fairness of the tax system with respect to child-care
costs.
Chapters I, and V are introductory and concluding chapters, respectively.
In chapter II, I consider the question of whether parental labour supply and child-care use
affect child cognitive and behavioural outcomes. Parental labour supply reduces the amount of
time parents have for their children. On the other hand, parents can replace their own time with
child-care services and can also purchase more market goods with additional income earned at
work. I examine this question using the first three cycles of the National Longitudinal Survey of
Children and Youth (NLSCY), which provide both a large sample size and a rich source of data,
including controls for parenting skills. The possible joint detennination of labour supply and
child outcomes is also tested.
In chapter III, I estimate the impact of child-care costs on the return to work of married
Canadian women with children under three, using data from the 1988 Canadian National Childcare
Survey (CNCCS) and Labour Market Activity Survey (LMAS). Data from the 1995
Canadian General Social Survey indicate that Canadian mothers have split views on the issue of
whether parental labour supply has deleterious effects on child outcomes. Furthermore, women's
views on these issues tend to be consistent with their labour supply, suggesting their views may
affect whether they choose to work or not. If women's preferences for work are based on thenviews
and are correlated with other explanatory variables such as education and cost of care, the
estimated coefficients on these explanatory variables will be biased. In order to allow for these
potential differences in responsiveness to childcare costs, I estimate separate models where
current or previous occupation and weeks worked in the previous 12 months are used as control
variables in the estimation to account for heterogeneity of preferences.
In chapter IV of the thesis, I use data from the CNCCS and LMAS to examine the
vertical and horizontal equity of the CCED. Vertical equity is evaluated by comparing CCED
benefit rates for different family levels of earnings. This is done for dual earner families with
childcare costs and similar characteristics. Horizontal equity is examined by investigating
whether the existence of the CCED increases or decreases the difference between effective tax
rates of families with similar earnings but different labour supplies. I use measures of actual and
potential earnings to evaluate both vertical and horizontal equity.
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DO IMMIGRANT NEW MOTHERS USE MATERNITY AND PARENTAL LEAVE BENEFIT DIFFERENTLY FROM NATIVE NEW MOTHERS? EVIDENCE FROM CANADATian, Tian 13 December 2013 (has links)
The main research question in this thesis is do immigrant new mothers use maternity and parental leave benefit differently from native new mothers. I use Employment Insurance Coverage Survey micro data from 2000 to 2009 and fixed effect models to investigate the different weeks taken by new mothers and the different amount of benefits received during the leave period between immigrant new mothers and native new mothers. The results in my thesis show that immigrant new mothers received lower amount of benefit during the leave than native new mothers. There are no significant differences by the duration of the leave have taken between immigrant and native new mothers. I also find that the higher education a new mother received before they were pregnant, the higher benefit amount they could receive.
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Parental work and child-care in Canadian familiesGagne, Lynda Giselle 05 1900 (has links)
In 2000, 79 percent of married Canadian women between the ages of 25 and 44 were in
the labour force and 75 percent were employed.1 Many Canadian families with working parents
use costly child-care, and many of these families take advantage of the child-care expense
deduction (CCED): in 1998, 71 percent of families with pre-school children used child-care
services to work or study at a given point in time,2 and 868,460 taxfilers reported nearly $2.4
billion in child-care expenditures on 1,390,200 children.3 In this thesis, I examine the effects of
parental labour supply and child-care use on children, the impacts that child-care costs have on
the labour supply of married mothers, and the fairness of the tax system with respect to child-care
costs.
Chapters I, and V are introductory and concluding chapters, respectively.
In chapter II, I consider the question of whether parental labour supply and child-care use
affect child cognitive and behavioural outcomes. Parental labour supply reduces the amount of
time parents have for their children. On the other hand, parents can replace their own time with
child-care services and can also purchase more market goods with additional income earned at
work. I examine this question using the first three cycles of the National Longitudinal Survey of
Children and Youth (NLSCY), which provide both a large sample size and a rich source of data,
including controls for parenting skills. The possible joint detennination of labour supply and
child outcomes is also tested.
In chapter III, I estimate the impact of child-care costs on the return to work of married
Canadian women with children under three, using data from the 1988 Canadian National Childcare
Survey (CNCCS) and Labour Market Activity Survey (LMAS). Data from the 1995
Canadian General Social Survey indicate that Canadian mothers have split views on the issue of
whether parental labour supply has deleterious effects on child outcomes. Furthermore, women's
views on these issues tend to be consistent with their labour supply, suggesting their views may
affect whether they choose to work or not. If women's preferences for work are based on thenviews
and are correlated with other explanatory variables such as education and cost of care, the
estimated coefficients on these explanatory variables will be biased. In order to allow for these
potential differences in responsiveness to childcare costs, I estimate separate models where
current or previous occupation and weeks worked in the previous 12 months are used as control
variables in the estimation to account for heterogeneity of preferences.
In chapter IV of the thesis, I use data from the CNCCS and LMAS to examine the
vertical and horizontal equity of the CCED. Vertical equity is evaluated by comparing CCED
benefit rates for different family levels of earnings. This is done for dual earner families with
childcare costs and similar characteristics. Horizontal equity is examined by investigating
whether the existence of the CCED increases or decreases the difference between effective tax
rates of families with similar earnings but different labour supplies. I use measures of actual and
potential earnings to evaluate both vertical and horizontal equity. / Arts, Faculty of / Vancouver School of Economics / Graduate
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