Purity Mutisya

The irony in ¿House Wife¿ Emancipation

Reflection of Female Relationships in Domestic Service Employment, in Nairobi-Kenya

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Produktbeschreibung

Women oppression in Kenya just like any other part of the world is not only founded in patriarchy, but also among women. The focus on domestic employment explores dimensions of oppression among female domestic interactions in Nairobi. This is a critic over western feminist stand that all women are homogeneous, by displaying the idea that women are different. Their differences are influenced by factors like: power and class positioning, that remain distinct despite their close interactions like the case of domestic service. These differences are displayed in different forms like: Language and name use and familial ideologies. In many cases, domestic workers use different strategies like:Cheating and faking the truth, gratifying employer s expectations and trust acquisition to negotiate for agency and resist control and power exercise from their employers. The paper argues that, oppression of women by women exists thus they can not be categorized as a homogeneous group, but differ from one context to another. This is ironical as to why women being under patriarchy oppression would oppress their fellow women, instead of emancipating them.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 56
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 102g
• ISBN-13: 9783659550652
• ISBN-10: 3659550655
• Artikelnr.: 41090111

Autorenporträt

Purity Mutisya holds a Masters degree in Social Justice: Human Rights, Gender and Conflict Perspectives from ISS of Erasmus University, The Netherlands. She also holds B.Ed in Early childhood studies(Kenya). She is an upcoming feminist with great heart for Gender justice and children and has worked for several INGO'S and Institutions in Kenya.