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CHILD CARE AS WOMEN'S WORK

Workers' Experiences of Powerfulness and Powerlessness

University of Victoria

In this study, family- and center-based child care providers participated in day-long research workshops in which they first identified dimensions of an "ideal" caregiving situation and then, using a critical incident technique, explored the meaning and experience of "power" as caregivers. This article is devoted to examining the ways in which child care workers understand the notion of "powerfulness" and "powerlessness" in their work. Themes emerging from critical incidents are considered in light of feminist and caregiving literatures. The article concludes by drawing implications from the project's findings for policy, advocacy, and conceptual development.

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