2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Socialization of child rearing and the women's work : The comparative study of supports for mothers in the market and the public sphere

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21730440
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Sociology
Research Institution	Kansai University
Principal Investigator	SAKAI Chie 関西大学, 社会学部, 助教 (30510680)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Keywords	ジェンダー / 育児支援 / ライフストーリー
Research Abstract	This research examines the programs and services supporting for raising children in the Osaka city and Hong Kong. In Osaka, the department of gender-equality has started support programs for mothers who want to resume career. These programs has expanded the supports for mothers from providing information, arranging the places they meet each other, to program strengthen their long-term life planning. In Hong Kong, women who continue to work after having children hire foreign domestic helpers to outsource a considerable part of reproduction work. These mothers could work continuously without a long maternity leave, however mothers are responsible to choose the appropriate care for their child and to educate them as well.

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