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Reconsidering Work-Life Balance Debates: Challenging Limited Understandings of the 'Life' Component in the Context of Ethnic Minority Women's Experiences

机译：重新考虑工作与生活的平衡辩论：挑战少数族裔妇女经历中对“生活”组成部分的有限理解

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This article argues for a broader, more diverse approach to the 'life' component of the work-life balance equation. This is discussed within the context of ethnic minority women's experiences of balancing their work and personal life, contending that there are restrictions in our understanding of lives that may fall outside the standard white western model. A key aim of this work is to question existing understandings of work-life balance debates that focus almost exclusively on gender and childcare, ignoring issues around ethnicity, culture and religion. A social constructionist framework was adopted for this study, which acknowledges an interaction between structure, culture and agency. Primary data were collected in the form of semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 26 minority female participants, 15 ethnic minority men, eight white women and six white men, all employed across a range of industries and occupations. Although the focus of this paper primarily lies with ethnic minority women's experiences, data from ethnic minority men, white women and men are incorporated in the analysis where appropriate or useful. The empirical data have indicated that both white and ethnic minority women struggle with balancing work and personal life demands to a greater extent than their male counterparts. However, an ethnicity or cultural dimension was apparent, as ethnic minority women often had to deal with additional cultural, community or religious demands. It is argued, nevertheless, that a deeper understanding of the diversity within groups is necessary to avoid essentializing experiences and needs. By acknowledging different forms of life, a more realistic analysis can take place which can inform organizational policy and practice.
机译：本文主张为工作与生活平衡方程式的“生活”部分提供更广泛，更多样化的方法。这是在少数族裔妇女平衡工作和个人生活的经验的背景下进行的，他们认为我们对生活的理解受到限制，这可能超出了标准的西方白人模式。这项工作的主要目的是质疑对工作与生活平衡辩论的现有理解，这些辩论几乎完全集中在性别和育儿上，而忽略了有关种族，文化和宗教的问题。这项研究采用了社会建构主义的框架，该框架承认结构，文化和代理之间的相互作用。主要数据以半结构化，深度访谈的形式收集，采访对象包括26名少数族裔女性，15名少数族裔男性，8名白人女性和6名白人男性，他们全部从事各种行业和职业。尽管本文的重点主要在于少数民族妇女的经历，但在适当或有用的情况下，将来自少数民族男性，白人女性和男性的数据纳入了分析。经验数据表明，白人和少数族裔妇女都比男性更努力地平衡工作和个人生活的需求。但是，种族或文化方面是显而易见的，因为少数族裔妇女常常不得不应对额外的文化，社区或宗教需求。然而，有人认为，有必要对群体内部的多样性有更深入的了解，以避免不必要的经验和需求。通过承认不同的生活形式，可以进行更现实的分析，从而为组织的政策和实践提供依据。

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