This article is an attempt to analyze the impact of different models of the family policy on the distribution of the tasks in paid labour and family economy between men and women. The example of Germany which experienced multiple shifts in its policy direction in the recent decades, provides rich material for cultural and historical comparison. It is argued that modern family policy should be d...

Labour migration has become a crucial livelihood strategy in settings where employment options are limited. Such opportunities come with potential benefits but also introduce stressors. This study explores migration-related stressors amongst returnee male Nepali international labour migrants. We conducted qualitative Kathmandu 42 explored decisions, processes, experiences destination and on ret...

The article analyzes the practice of physicians and nurses working on the Family Health Programme (Programa de Saúde da Família or PSF, in Portuguese). A questionnaire was used to assess the evidences of assimilation of the new values and care principles proposed by the programme. The results showed that a great number of professionals seem to have incorporated the practice of home visits, heal...

Abstract Domestic workers, who work in private households carrying out tasks such as cooking, cleaning, and care for children the elderly, are overwhelmingly women often from migrant and/ or ethnic minority backgrounds. This article examines a stark example of domestic workers’ exclusion labour law protection, regulation 57(3) National Minimum Wage Regulations, which exempts employers paying mi...

Karen is 22 and cares for her mother, who has rheumatoid arthritis, and her grandmother who has had a stroke. Karen has been assisting her mother since she was 12 and her grandmother since she was 18. She has never entered the labour market and is a full-time carer, receiving invalid care allowance. She feels unable to leave home while her family needs her support, and experiences stress, tired...

This article examines one of the most infamous forms of rural labour in nineteenth-century No rfolk: the agricultural gang. Using Parliamentary Papers as its source, the paper argues that some previous interpretations of this form of organized labour have both exaggerated the scale of ganging in the county, and misrepresented the composition of agricultural gangs. It will be shown that, far fro...

In a globalised world with an increasing division of labour, the competition for highly skilled individuals—regardless their origin—is growing, as is value such individuals national economies. Yet majority studies analysing economic integration immigrants shows that those who are also have substantial hurdles to overcome: employment rates and salaries lower they face higher education-to-occupat...

pain relief by soaking in hot water can be used for women who want to birth their child with minimal medical intervention . this achieved in new division of labor in the hinchinbroke hospital in september 1983 . in this part, control of childbirth pain has done with minimal medical intervention . if consultation of maternity is necessary, have be done in this hospital. midwives and doctors in t...

this article has considered the volume and direction of iran’s trade using the gravity model. the major issue in this analysis is to explore why iran over or under-traded with the 76 countries relative to the predicted trade flows of the model. the study attempts to explore the reasons from the respect of both the model itself and iran’s trade structure. this is done by analysing the performanc...

abstract background and objective: pain relief during labour is an important determinant of a women’s birth experience. there are numerous pain relief techniques which can be used either with or without pain medication. the aim of our study was to compare the effect of remifentanil alone and its effect in pain relief while using with ketamine during labour. methods: after obtaining informed con...