Doing Gender, Paying Low: Gender, Class and Work–Life Balance in Aged Care
本文研究机构和组织层面性别与阶级的互动如何加剧老年护理人员的不平等，通过新西兰养老院案例揭示管理者行为导致低薪、失衡和失权的后果。
This article examines how interactions between the doing of gender and class at institutional and organizational levels perpetuate inequality for aged care workers. In particular, it investigates how managers ‘do gender’ and class in relation to their care workers' work–life balance and the unintended consequences of this for aged care workers. The research data comprised interviews with female managers and aged care workers from four case studies in residential aged care in New Zealand. We argue that despite best intentions, the consequences of managers' doing gender and class results in continuing low wages, poor work–life balance and disempowerment at work for aged care workers.