Call for papers Transforming Care Conference 2021

The descriptions of the thematic panels and the call for papers for the Transforming Care Conference 2021 are now online. The deadline is January 31st 2021.

We’ve organized a thematic panel (#11) on children in out-of-home care: Family Foster vs Institutional Care: The Achilles Hell of Out-of-Home Care for Children?
“(…) An adverse childhood often results in children being placed in state custody, and these children are generally named as children in out-of-home care. Residential care is typically known as a group home or institutional care in which professional caregivers are responsible for the day-to- day care and well-being of these children. In contrast, family foster care encompasses figures of parents in private families who are entrusted with the care of these children (Li, Chng & Chu 2019). One or another care choice will permeate, in different forms and meanings, the entire life course of these children in out-of-home care. In general, foster care is found to benefit some children and be more beneficial for children than institutional care. In fact, it is a well-stylized fact that foster care is a crucial intervention to reduce the adverse effects following early deprivation and that children placed in family foster care show better-off later life behavioral and psychosocial outcomes as compared to those in residential homes.
While there is abundant social care and care policy research focusing on early childhood education and childcare, we know very little about children in out-of-home care. For instance, how practice and policy concerning substitute care for children have changed across historical time? How can they be foreseen in the future? We may be seeing evidence for a transition from systems being clearly dominated by residential care to others almost exclusively or heavily reliant on family placement (Ireland). Yet, the majority of the countries are in development and some even take a step back: in Spain, institutionalized children overcome those entering foster care since 2018.
Linked with the Conference theme (time and temporality), the aim of this panel is to critically analyze state custody in varying societal contexts and change across time with respect to the potentially (un)equal outcomes for children. We encourage contributions from around the world that investigate care practice and policy for children in out-of-home care, a question that has received scarce attention in care regimes analyses. Which placement type best serves a child as well as who is best suited to take care of a child? We encourage contributions that identify which aspects of residential care carry benefits and which carry risks. Special attention will also be paid to the associations between placement and child outcomes, which can vary as a function of the timing and duration of placement(s) and movements between them. We appreciate papers addressing care-related risks, policies and intervention over the life course to account for the accumulation of (dis)advantages and the specific needs of children in substitute care. Studies that compare short vs. medium and long-term outcomes for children who live in family foster and residential care settings are very welcome. So are those comparing their opportunities and outcomes to family-reared children.”
Looking forward to your abstracts!

Call for Papers for the GWO Special Issue “Caring Masculinities at Work: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives across Europe”

The Call for Papers for the GENDER, WORK AND ORGANIZATION Special Issue “Caring Masculinities at Work: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives across Europe” is now open.

You can indicate your interest by sending an abstract of 250 words before 15 January 2021 including a preliminary research question, methodology and (theoretical and/or empirical) contribution.

For special issue enquiries and to indicate your interest, please contact Elli Scambor (elli.scambor@gmx.net ) and Marc Gärtner (marc.dissens@gmx.net).

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 15 January 2021
Deadline for submission of full papers: 30 June 2021

Find more information here

Curso de verano de la UPNA: “Sálvese quien pueda: Cuidados, Conciliación y Teletrabajo en tiempos de pandemia”

16 – 17 septiembre

Sálvese quien pueda: Cuidados, Conciliación y Teletrabajo en tiempos de pandemia

La conciliación en España es todavía una asignatura pendiente que complica la vida cotidiana de las personas que tienen menores a su cargo. Una asignatura que ha estallado de forma estrepitosa durante la crisis del COVID-19, ya que el principal recurso de conciliación existente- los centros educativos- ha cerrado, dejando a las familias con la responsabilidad del cuidado y la educación de sus hijos e hijas durante las 24 horas del día.

Este curso pone el punto de atención en las consecuencias entorno a la conciliación que se han vivido en la coyuntura actual, así como en las desigualdades de género, tanto dentro de los hogares como entre los mismos.

PÚBLICO DESTINATARIO

Este curso de verano está abierto al público en general y, especialmente, a personas interesadas en incorporar un enfoque de género e interseccional en análisis de nuestra realidad social. En particular, el curso es altamente recomendado para técnicos y técnicas de la intervención social, el diseño y la evaluación de políticas sociales, personas vinculadas al asociacionismo de mujeres y feminista, trabajadores y trabajadoras del ámbito de los derechos de las mujeres y la infancia, y demás policy makers y actores sociales interesados en mejorar nuestra sociedad incorporando la igualdad de género como objetivo fundamental.

DIRECCIÓN DEL CURSO

Irene Lapuerta Méndez y Begoña Elizalde San Miguel, profesoras del Departamento de Sociología y Trabajo Social de la UPNA.

MÁS INFORMACIÓN 

International Father Research Network

Promoting Networking and Cooperation on International and Interdisciplinary Father Research

“(…)The mission of the International Father Research Network is to facilitate the communication, exchange of ideas, and research collaborations (either in person or via virtual means) among scholars from all countries, who engage in academic interdisciplinary fatherhood research.

In addition, a key goal of the network is the dissemination of reliable information and the expansion of knowledge about fatherhood in a variety of contexts. Therefore, it also welcomes participation from professional practitioners and policy makers.

Of particular interest are the links between family policies and the promotion of father care practices in different national and family contexts. An important focus is on gendered patterns in reconciling employment and care work in the context of inequalities and diversity among fathers in order to make these more visible. Research on diversity in ethnic background, sexual identity and orientation, social class, age, ability, education and relationship status is encouraged.”

CONTACT

E-Mail: fatherresearchnetwork@gmail.com

11 de febrero, Día Internacional de la Mujer y la Niña en la Ciencia #UnaCarreraParaTodas

Para celebrar el 11 de febrero, Día Internacional de la Mujer y la Niña en la Ciencia, la Agencia SINC lanza #UnaCarreraParaTodas, una serie de vídeos en los que mujeres del mundo académico y científico reflexionan sobre lo mejor de su trabajo y las dificultades más importantes que han afrontado en su trayectoria.

Nos han pedido a algunas investigadoras españolas que respondamos a dos preguntas:

—¿Qué es lo mejor de tu profesión?

—¿Cuáles han sido los mayores obstáculos que has encontrado?

Desde @MenRolesProject, ha sido un auténtico placer participar en esta campaña. Además, haberlo hecho con un vídeo encabezado por María Ángeles Durán, compañera y amiga en el CSIC, que fue pionera en mi mismo campo de investigación, la sociología, y que, sin duda, abrió el camino a muchas mujeres como yo en la ciencia.

Podéis ver el vídeo aquí.

El Día Internacional de la Mujer y la Niña en la Ciencia fue instaurado en 2015 por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas para visibilizar el trabajo de las científicas y crear roles femeninos para las niñas, además de poner fin a los prejuicios y mejorar las perspectivas profesionales de las investigadoras. En España, la plataforma 11 de febrero es la encargada de organizar cada año un gran número de actividades a escala internacional.

Último monográfico de la Revista ENCRUCIJADAS sobre Ma(pa)ternidades. Imaginarios, discursos y prácticas sociales

Ya está disponible el último monográfico de ENCRUCIJADAS. Revista Crítica de Ciencias Sociales, sobre “Ma(pa)ternidades. Imaginarios, discursos y prácticas sociales”.

Este volumen (el 18) aspira a capturar algunos de los cambios y permanencias, generalidades y particularidades que envuelven las prácticas sociales contemporáneas en torno a la maternidad y la paternidad, presentando un conjunto de aportaciones científicas desde una amplia variabilidad de perspectivas metodológicas.

Ha sido un auténtico placer colaborar en un proyecto tan interesante y bien hecho con la crítica del libro “¿Existe el amor maternal? Historia del amor maternal. Siglos XVII al XX”, de la filósofa francesa Elisabeth Badinter.

¿Existe el amor maternal? cuestiona la idea convencional del amor maternal como un comportamiento arraigado universalmente en la mujer que se activa automáticamente al ser madre. Con esta obra, la filósofa francesa Elisabeth Badinter defiende que el amor maternal no es un instinto innato que proviene de una naturaleza femenina sino más bien un comportamiento histórico y social que varía según épocas y costumbres y desafía el discurso imperante de que la felicidad y la realización personal sólo pueden alcanzarse a través de la maternidad, por lo que seguir hablando hoy en día de amor maternal es seguir ejerciendo una presión extraordinaria sobre las mujeres. Existe el amor. Sin adjetivos. Y amar es cuidar. Para mujeres y para hombres por igual.

Podéis acceder a todos los trabajos aquí 

¡Que los disfrutéis!

Call for posters | Int’al Conference “Father Care-Practices in International Comparison: Do Policy Matter?”

FATHER CARE-PRACTICES IN INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON: DO POLICIES MATTER?

16. – 18.01.2020 // Landshut University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Organizers:

Prof. Dr. Barbara Thiessen and Kathrin Peltz, M.A., Landshut University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Social Work
Prof. Dr. Marina Adler, University of Maryland, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy
Prof. Dr. Karl Lenz and Dr. Tino Schlinzig, Technische Universität Dresden, Department of Humanities and the Social Science, Institute of Sociology
Dr. Claudia Zerle-Elsäßer, Deutsches Jugendinstitut München

Overview:

As a result of social change, the increasing labor market participation of mothers and changing gender attitudes, there are significant changes at the societal as well as the individual level worldwide with regard to attitudes towards and expectations of fatherhood. Parenting is a highly contested, emotionally charged social issue. And in the meantime, also family policy has discovered fathers. The implementation of partner months – so-called “fathers months” in Germany – is now even considered a successful model. In this respect, an influence of social policy measures on paternal care practices can be assumed. However, international comparative research on fatherhood can show that the relation between gender-specific welfare state structures – father policies – and everyday care practices of fathers is much more complex (Adler/Lenz 2016). Even in countries without family policy support of fathers, the child-related involvement of fathers increases (for the U.S. see Adler 2016). In exchange with scientists from different fields and national contexts following topics will be discussed and we call for submission of corresponding poster proposals of empirical works for an exhibition and presentation:
1. Policies: The internationally different but still relatively low use of “parental leave” by fathers raises questions on the relationship between family policy measures and their use. The focus is therefore set on a comparison of international welfare regimes with regard to family and fathers’ policies, but also with regard to labor laws and their consequences for “involved fatherhood”.
2. Family forms: The pluralization of family forms such as same-sex or patchwork families and the differences of biography trajectories in families require them to be taken into account as well as the social and ethnic differences between families. Consequently, contributions to this field focus on a comparison of fatherhood involvement in different family forms.
3. Social Change: To what extend do social transformations that find their expression among other things in migratory movements, a change in forms of employment and gender role models, influence developments of father involvement in child care?

Deadlines and Dates:

Poster proposals of max. 300 words and a short scientific CV should be submitted to mikrosoziologie@tu-dresden.de by October 31th 2019.

Proposals will be reviewed and notifications will be sent to authors by November 30th 2019.

Dads and Daughthers Workshop

@pampanilla nos ha pasado esta interesante información sobre un taller para padres e hijas en Londres. La ponemos aquí para que inspire y sirva de idea a otros posibles talleres:

“Calling all dads and daughters who are interested in gender equality, join us for a unique workshop with Jude Kelly on fatherhood.

About this Event

Are you a dad or a daughter who is passionate about equality?

Take part in an exciting new project which looks at the relationship of fathers to their daughters, and how this connects to men’s engagement in gender equality more broadly.

We are running a workshop for Dads and Daughters in London on Wednesday 9th October from 6-9pm at LSE, and we would love your involvement.

Where?

LSE Marshall Institute, 5 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Holborn, London WC2A 3BP

Why?

The workshop is part of a wider project led by the founder of the Women of the World Festival, Jude Kelly. Jude has spent years working with women from around the world about gender equality. She is fascinated to hear from both Dads and Daughters about their relationships with each other and how this connects to the subject of a more gender equal world. The discussions will feed into a wider research project funded through the Rothschild Foundation.

What should I expect?

It will be an informal discussion-based workshop, with tea, coffee and cake. Daughters can be aged anywhere from 13 to 60+. We aim to welcome all generations. Ideally you would come as a pair, a Dad and a Daughter, but you are also welcome to attend the workshop as an individual Dad or Daughter.

Please register online for a free ticket if you and your Dad / Daughter* are able to join us.

*All self-identifying Dads/Daughters and non-binary and trans parents/children who resonate with the subject matter are welcome.

Any questions please email hello@feministmenproject.com

We are able to cover some travel expenses, so do get in touch if we can help you with this.”

More info here 

Project “The unintended consequences of Swedish parental leave policy: A health equity perspective”

The unintended consequences of Swedish parental leave policy: A health equity perspective (#2018-01825).

Stockholm University, Sweden.

Duration: 2019 – 2022.

Total: 5,604,000 SEK

PI: Sol Juárez @501_Juarez

“The purpose of this project is to assess the unintended health consequences of different aspects of Sweden’s parental leave policy. Specifically, we aim to evaluate the potentially adverse health consequences that may be derived from 1) the speed premium supplement, provided to parents who have children in quick succession (i.e., 30 months´ spacing between births) to compensate for reduced benefits that result from parents’ receipt of an allowance from the first child; 2) the introduction and expansion of parental leave days exclusively reserved for the father (the so-called Daddy quota); and 3) the strong work requirement for paid parental leave eligibility (of at least 8 months in employment before childbirth), which excludes or is less beneficial for groups with a less secure labour market attachment, such as students, migrants or those who have suffered from illness. Particular focus will be placed on the examination of mental health and reproductive health, which are likely to be most affected by parental leave policies. This project will be conducted over four years by an interdisciplinary team that includes social epidemiologists, demographers and sociologists. A variety of advanced statistical techniques will be employed, including survival analysis and sibling analysis, as well as triple difference methods that explicitly evaluate policy reforms. This project will contribute necessary and much needed knowledge to inform ongoing debates on parental leave reform.”

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Men In Care Project

Men in Care. Workplace Support for Caring Masculinities.

“Men in Care is a European a 3-year project (March 2019-Feb 2022) of 12 national organizations (universities, social partners and NGOs) co-funded by the European Commission under the EaSI program (PROGRESS axis). Men in Care (MiC) aims to improve workplace conditions to promote men taking caring roles in seven countries (Austria, Germany, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Slovenia and Spain). MiC will assess how policies and workplace cultures can change to enable men to become more active in caring for children, elderly, partners, co-workers and friends. This project aims to involve workers, trade unions, employers, and families in identifying and sharing best practices for achieving a high level of work-life-balance for employees. Not only women but also men want to have time and flexibility to care for themselves and others.”

MiC Web Page

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