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"The Source of All My Joy and All My Stress": Children and Childcare as Underappreciated Sources of Stress That Affect Farm Women

Description
Identifies themes from focus groups and photovoice with 101 farm women showing the intersections of mental well-being, children and farm safety, farm work, and household responsibilities. Discusses the triple burden of farm women and how gender-based expectations of care work on a farm.
Author(s)
Florence Becot, Shoshanah Inwood, Hannah Budge
Citation
Journal of Agromedicine, 2024
Date
11/2024
Type
Document
Tagged as
Agricultural health and safety · Child care · Children and youth · Farmers and farmworkers · Mental health · Women · Ohio · Vermont · Wisconsin