Emotional labor, conflicting caregiving responsibilities and resilience among foreign female caregivers in Japan: A photovoice study
Gender, Work and Organization, 2024 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Basım Tarihi: 2024
- Doi Numarası: 10.1111/gwao.13195
- Dergi Adı: Gender, Work and Organization
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, ABI/INFORM, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, EBSCO Legal Collection, EBSCO Legal Source, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Gender Studies Database, Geobase, Index Islamicus, Psycinfo, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, DIALNET
- Anahtar Kelimeler: emotional labor, feminist care ethics, migrant female caregivers, photovoice, resilience
- Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Prompted by Japan's aging population and the growing demand for migrant female caregivers, this study employs a participatory action research method—photovoice (N = 11) and interviews (N = 9) to investigate the emotional labor, conflicting caregiving responsibilities, and resilience among foreign female caregivers in Japan. A total of 47 photographs and nine interviews were gathered, revealing three main themes with several sub-themes, such as discrimination, loneliness, ergonomic challenges, and emotional burden. The findings shed light on the stigmatization faced by foreign female caregivers in Japan, who are often perceived as inadequately qualified for their roles. It particularly emphasizes the difficulties they face in balancing their caregiving duties in Japan with the inability to care for their own families back home. Additionally, Japan's stringent immigration policies, patriarchal social structure and the experiences of discrimination further complicate their situation. We recommend that policies and programs focus on improving working conditions (such as reducing workload and increasing wages), supporting family unity, and providing greater flexibility for social integration among migrant caregivers.