An Analysis of French Policies concerning "Services a la Personne" from the Viewpoint of Gender

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24510375
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Gender
Research Institution	Nagoya University
Principal Investigator	ARAI Misako 名古屋大学, 国際言語文化研究科, 准教授 (20313968)
Project Period (FY)	2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥130,000 (Direct Cost: ¥100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥30,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords	ジェンダー / フランス / 対人サービス
Outline of Final Research Achievements	In France, policies concerning “Services a la Personne (Personal Services)” were introduced for the purpose of establishing the sector of domestic service and care work under the leadership of the French government in 2005. The policies were prompted by factors including the need for job creation and the rising demand for “Services a la Personne” against the background of an aging society, declining strength of social bonds and increase in the number of single parent households and working women. Because the commodification of domestic services and care work is closely related to gender this study examined these policies from the viewpoint of gender. Most workers in this sector are female and receive a low wage on account of the jobs being largely low-skilled. Demand for such services is likely to increase in future and meeting such demand may entail solving some problems such as finance.