RESUMEN
Recent social policy reforms in South Korea indicate a progressive shift by a conservative government to modify the familialistic male breadwinner model that informs its welfare regime. The Korean government has demonstrated support for women through an increase in the provision, regulation and coordination of childcare and workplace support programmes for working parents. At the same time, labour market reforms have also created more pressures on women to seek and maintain paid work outside the home. Conflicting social and economic policy objectives have resulted in a confusing mix of policies, advancing and impeding gender equality at the same time. This contribution examines the recent familywork reconciliation policy reforms in Korea and discusses why these reforms may be good politics but a bad deal for women.
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Cuidado del Niño , Familia , Política Pública , Bienestar Social , Mujeres Trabajadoras , Niño , Cuidado del Niño/economía , Cuidado del Niño/historia , Cuidado del Niño/legislación & jurisprudencia , Cuidado del Niño/psicología , Preescolar , Familia/etnología , Familia/historia , Familia/psicología , Composición Familiar/etnología , Composición Familiar/historia , Gobierno/historia , Historia del Siglo XX , Historia del Siglo XXI , Humanos , Padres/educación , Padres/psicología , Política Pública/economía , Política Pública/historia , Política Pública/legislación & jurisprudencia , República de Corea/etnología , Cambio Social/historia , Bienestar Social/economía , Bienestar Social/etnología , Bienestar Social/historia , Bienestar Social/legislación & jurisprudencia , Bienestar Social/psicología , Mujeres Trabajadoras/educación , Mujeres Trabajadoras/historia , Mujeres Trabajadoras/legislación & jurisprudencia , Mujeres Trabajadoras/psicologíaRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: The experiences that marginalized breast cancer populations have in common are rarely considered. METHODS: The authors look across 3 qualitative studies to explore the experiences of older, lower-income, and Aboriginal women diagnosed with cancer and treated by the cancer care system in Ontario, Canada. RESULTS: The research examines critical moments in participants' narratives that parallel one another and are categorized within 2 themes: Not Getting Cancer Care and Not Getting Supportive Care. CONCLUSIONS: Although exploratory, the findings merit attention both for what they tell us about women's experiences, and because they suggest disparities in access to treatment and psychosocial support.