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Overlooked Realities: Reimagining "Home" and "House" Among Women Domestic Workers in India.
- Source :
- Violence Against Women; Jun2024, Vol. 30 Issue 8, p2053-2072, 20p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Domestic workers (DWs) are integral to the daily lives of a significant portion of India's urban population, with an estimated 3.9 million individuals employed in domestic roles in urban areas, mostly women. This article explores the perceptions of home, house, and safe spaces among migrant women DWs in Delhi. Through in-depth interviews, it delves into their lived experiences as both breadwinners and survivors of domestic violence, revealing that (a) house and home are differently conceptualized by these workers; (b) their homes are perceived as warzones, reinforcing patriarchy through incidents of domestic violence and gendered subordination; and (c) women DWs navigate the complexities of conflicting identities as breadwinners and survivors within unequal gendered relationships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- WOMEN'S rights
SAFETY
GENDER role
SEXISM
QUALITATIVE research
GROUP identity
INTERVIEWING
SOCIOECONOMIC status
WORK environment
BLUE collar workers
FAMILIES
PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
EXPERIENCE
ATTITUDE (Psychology)
METROPOLITAN areas
MIGRANT labor
DOMESTIC violence
RESEARCH
FIELD research
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
INTERPERSONAL relations
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
EMPLOYEE attitudes
SOCIAL classes
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10778012
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Violence Against Women
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176812111
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012241238245