Gender-based barriers to settlement and integration for live-in-caregivers a review of the literature

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1 electronic text (iv, [41] p.) : digital file.
Publisher: Toronto, Ont. : CERIS - The Ontario Metropolis Centre, 2008

General Note:	"November 2008." Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 32-[41]).
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Methodology -- Gender-based analysis -- Search strategy -- Limitations of the review -- Definitions -- Context -- Foreign domestic care work programs in Canada: a brief overview -- Lessons from historical examination -- Live-in caregivers in Canada -- A statistical profile of live-in caregivers in Canada -- Statistical profile -- Profile summary -- Living and working under the LCP: gendered barriers to immigration and settlement -- Economic violence -- Downward mobility and de-skilling -- Contract violations and employment standards -- The live-in requirement -- Violence -- Health status -- Temporary, precarious status -- After the LCP: gendered barriers to (re) settlement and integration -- Remittances -- Dreams deferred -- Impact of separation on women and their families -- Taking action towards integration -- Theoretical frames -- Legal considerations -- Policy implications -- Recommendations -- Summary -- References.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.