A genered analysis of economic and power relation in the family : the position of working women who have been abused.

dc.contributor.authorDlamini, Prixedile T.
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-03T09:05:14Z
dc.date.available2012-07-03T09:05:14Z
dc.date.issued2012-07-03
dc.description.sponsorshipThe lack of transformation in gender-based social relations at household level seems to further entrench women’s state of disempowerment despite having access to employment opportunities. This study aimed to explore economic and power relations in the family from the perspective of women. A qualitative exploratory research design was used for the purposes of this study, since the study intended to present specific details of situation, social setting and relations dynamics. The sample consisted of thirty women from one organisation that primarily focuses on service delivery in relation to gender-based violence. A semi-structured interview schedule was used to collect data. The findings in this study agrees with previous research that income and economic participation can serve as a tool for women to negotiate issues affecting their lives with relatively equal gender powers with their partners. However, the research also demonstrates that, indeed, income or paid employment was not sufficient as a weapon for equal gender power relations at the household levels.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/11588
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subjectWorking womenen_ZA
dc.subjectAbuseen_ZA
dc.subjectGender-based social relationsen_ZA
dc.titleA genered analysis of economic and power relation in the family : the position of working women who have been abused.en_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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