Archive - Organisations, Work & Care
Archive
On this page we provide summaries of recently completed projects and related outputs.
Research Project: Women in their Fifties
This pilot study was conducted in 2004. The research design and findings informed the project Gender Related Family Work - Life Balance in Scottish Food Retail Businesses, a large research project funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) (see projects page).
The over-arching aim of the Women in their Fifties study was to explore women's experiences of different aspects of life as fifty-something women. We wanted to gain a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing women in a range of different circumstances.
Nineteen women were recruited to the study; eleven women took part in group discussions, and eight women took part in one-to-one interviews with Laura Airey.
The first link below takes you to a summary of findings on the themes of family, work, anticipation of retirement and health and well-being. The second link takes you to the final report.
Seminar Series: 'Care': Research, Policy and Practice
In 2004/5 a seminar series was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) on the topic of care: - on how societies address the need to look after those who are dependent or vulnerable. While childcare often comes to mind, demographic changes, and trends in chronic illness, mean that a growing number of adults can anticipate organising, delivering, or receiving care. Further, practical issues in accessing care services in both the public and private sectors, and the costs of care, are on-going concerns for many. Thus many issues about the delivery and resourcing of care remain unresolved.
The aims of the seminar series included:
- a review of new ideas and research on care from cradle to grave, and across nations
- the generation of debates on how to develop, implement and evaluate policies and practice
- a range of outputs, including briefing papers
- the establishment of networks and support for continued developments
The organising group for the series comprised Bill Hughes, Linda McKie and Arbory McNulty (Glasgow Caledonian University), Sophie Bowlby (University of Reading), Debra Hopkins and Nick Watson (University of Glasgow) and Heather Wilkinson (University of Edinburgh). The organising group would like to acknowledge the support of Gillian Hogg, and thank the staff of the Department of Marketing at the University of Strathclyde for their help in the running of the final seminar.
Four briefing papers were produced during the series and these can been accessed below.