Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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eng
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Copyright for all items in the Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection is held by the author, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted.
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"At least I can feel like I've done my job as a mom": Mothers on low incomes, household food work, and community food initiatives

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Year: 2018, 2018
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Martin, Mary Anne, Thesis advisor (ths): Andrée, Peter, Degree committee member (dgc): Hobbs, Margaret, Degree committee member (dgc): Power, Elaine, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This study examines the household foodwork of low-income mothers in Peterborough, </p><p>Ontario and considers how community food initiatives (CFIs) such as community gardens and </p><p>good food box programs can support these women in their efforts to feed their families </p><p>adequately. I draw on multiple data sources: interviews with… more

Workplace Bullying in Ontario Healthcare Settings: Examining the Relationship Between Bullying, Gender, and Policy

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Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Jessup, Sarah, Thesis advisor (ths): Sangster, Joan, Degree committee member (dgc): Hobbs, Margaret, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This thesis builds on scholarship that highlights how expected gender roles serve to both normalize and obscure forms of violence and hostility in health care workplaces. An analysis of 25 labour arbitrations involving cases of bullying reveals how gender relations is a factor in these grievances and relevant policies in Ontario health care facilities. Reinforced by underlying… more

"TOUGH BUT NECESSARY"? AN ANALYSIS OF NEOLIBERAL AND ANTI-FEMINIST DISCOURSES USED IN THE ELIMINATION OF THE NEW BRUNSWICK ADVISORY COUNCIL ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN

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Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Martin, Karolyn Dawn, Thesis advisor (ths): Changfoot, Nadine, Degree committee member (dgc): Hobbs, Margaret, Degree committee member (dgc): Dobrowolsky, Alexandra, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This study demonstrates that the New Brunswick government rationalized the 2011 elimination of the New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women (NBACSW) by discursively framing it as a duplication of services and as a non-essential service. The study relies on interviews with women who had been involved with the NBACSW, as well as literature about the use of neoliberal and anti-… more