Welfare That Works for Women?
Mothers’ Experiences of the Conditionality within Universal Credit
Seiten
2023
Policy Press (Verlag)
978-1-4473-6638-6 (ISBN)
Policy Press (Verlag)
978-1-4473-6638-6 (ISBN)
This book analyses fresh empirical evidence which demonstrates the gendered impacts of the new conditionality regime within Universal Credit. Drawing on in-depth interviews with mothers, it offers a compelling narrative and policy recommendations to make the social citizenship framework in the UK more inclusive of women.
For generations, women have experienced disadvantage in the social security system.
This book analyses fresh empirical evidence which demonstrates the gendered impacts of the new conditionality regime within Universal Credit. It shows how the regime affects women's unpaid caring roles, their position in the paid labour market and their agency regarding engagement in unpaid care and paid work. Ultimately, it highlights the impacts on the position of low-income women in the UK’s social security system and society.
Drawing on in-depth interviews with mothers, this book offers a compelling narrative and crucial policy recommendations to improve the gendered impact of Universal Credit and make the social citizenship framework in the UK more inclusive of women.
For generations, women have experienced disadvantage in the social security system.
This book analyses fresh empirical evidence which demonstrates the gendered impacts of the new conditionality regime within Universal Credit. It shows how the regime affects women's unpaid caring roles, their position in the paid labour market and their agency regarding engagement in unpaid care and paid work. Ultimately, it highlights the impacts on the position of low-income women in the UK’s social security system and society.
Drawing on in-depth interviews with mothers, this book offers a compelling narrative and crucial policy recommendations to improve the gendered impact of Universal Credit and make the social citizenship framework in the UK more inclusive of women.
Kate Andersen is Research Associate in the School for Business and Society at the University of York.
1. Introduction
2. The Social Security System and Gender: Unpaid Care, Paid Work and Agency
3. Universal Credit and the New Conditionality Regime for Mothers
4. Universal Credit and Unpaid Care: “We’re Doing a Massive Job Anyway”
5. Universal Credit and Paid Work: “You Can Job Search and Job Search and Not Get Anywhere”
6. Universal Credit and Agency: “There’s No Element of Choice”
7. Conclusion
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.01.2023 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 4 Tables, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 127 x 203 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4473-6638-7 / 1447366387 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4473-6638-6 / 9781447366386 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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