Title Social Work Opportunities in the Process of Solving Occupational Issues of Women with Disability: the Current Situation and the Perspectives /
Translation of Title Socialinio darbo galimybės, sprendžiant neįgalių moterų užimtumą: situacija ir perspektyvos.
Authors Burškienė, Edita
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Pages 73
Keywords [eng] Disability ; social work ; employment
Abstract [eng] The accomplished of theoretical comparative employment of the disabled documents (the EU and Lithuania) analysis of the equal participation of women with disabilities in society reveal the assumptions and women with disabilities in employment psychosocial factors. The hypothesis that women with disabilities are one of the most socially excluded groups in society, which needs further attention and support, which means that, because of unfavorable psychosocial environment (discrimination, employers, public attitudes) and the lack of \"human capital\" (education, disability, motivation), women with disabilities face difficulties of integration in the labor market, timely unresolved problems in employment may increase in the future. Questionnaire survey method was carried out a study on the - identification of women with disabilities in the employment situation in Northern Lithuania and Ukraine in the Kiev region. Inquiry attended 64 North Lithuania and Ukraine 26 Kiev regional social workers. Qualitative (case study) method has been under investigation - in order to reveal the employment problems of women with disabilities. The study selected four Lithuanian women with disabilities. The empirical part deals with the possibilities of social work, dealing with disabled women's employment situation and prospects. The main conclusions of the research: 1. Lithuania is improving the situation of women with disabilities, while Ukrainian women with disabilities in a bad situation. Ukrainian Labor Exchange and other authorities to help disabled people to employment, does not put enough emphasis on women with disabilities in employment, nor the Lithuanian Labor Exchange and other institutions. Lithuanian and Ukrainian social workers concurred that women with disabilities to participate in community and public life, it is not enough to create the conditions for women with disabilities face a negative reaction from their disability. Provide support and enable women with disabilities who wish to pursue their business or establish a business in both Lithuania and Ukraine respondents deem necessary. 2. Discrimination against persons with disabilities and women with disabilities in the event of multiple discrimination and still is one of the difficulties faced by disabled and who wishes to employ a person. Sometimes, in addition to the said disability discrimination of disabled women can still contribute and other forms of age, gender or ethical affiliation, the disabled women who make life even more complicated. 3. It can be said that the hypothesis was confirmed in part, that women with disabilities are one of the most socially excluded groups in society, which needs further attention and support, which means that, because of unfavorable psychosocial environment (discrimination, employers, public attitudes) and the lack of \"human capital (education, disability, motivation) timely unresolved problems of the future perspectives for employment can increase.
Dissertation Institution Šiaulių universitetas.
Type Master thesis
Language English
Publication date 2015