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Gender-specific assistance; assistance man and woman

Men and women often experience and present complaints and problems differently. They deal with it differently and seek help in a different way. Gender-specific care has a long history with its precursors of women’s and men’s care. Attention to gender differences improves the quality of care and is therefore an important characteristic of the organization or care provider.

Gender-specific assistance

Gender-specific care can be described as care in which the power relationship between men and women, gender-specific socialization and living situation are explicitly included in the care provided. Gender-specific care began in 1993, after which many types of care have emerged; women’s and men’s care, gender-specific care (for men and women), lesbian care and specific assistance for black, migrant and refugee women. Dignity
is central in society , especially in our Western European society. Men and women are equal, have equal rights and deserve equal opportunities. This is why it is so important that men and women are equal in the family. Equal rights and obligations and both a proportional division of tasks within the household and/or upbringing.

Group work is central to gender-specific care. People of the same sex understand each other better. Men and women have different needs in communication and assistance and in daily life it is also noticeable that women and men draw together when they have a problem. Men understand each other and women understand each other. This includes gender-specific assistance, through fellow sufferers and care providers of their own gender. Women’s aid: Helping to increase women’s capacity to act, valuing their own choices and mobilizing forces: Women find it difficult to

be selfish and independent in everyday life . Women consider it a good quality if they can bond and open up to others. But this can make a woman self-effacing and unable to stand up for her own opinion and appreciate and follow her own choices.

Gender-specific principles:

  • Both women’s care and men’s care make inequality a subject of discussion and strive for equal positions.
  • Preference is given to group work.
  • The method of providing assistance is open.
  • Understanding the client’s language and taking him or her seriously
  • Solidarity with the client.
  • Women’s aid: Helping to increase women’s capacity to act, valuing their own choices and mobilizing forces.
  • Men’s services: Alliance with women, focus on changing oppressive power relations and the recognition and combating of the dominant social position of men.
  • Caregiver of the same sex.

 

Topics related to gender-specific care

Violence in relationships

Many women experience violence in their relationships. This may involve mild, moderate or serious form of violence. About 3 percent of women suffer from permanent damage. Relationships that involve great often share the same similarities and characteristics. There is then revictimization, alcoholism and there is a pattern that shows that women feel powerless and not good enough. There are various strategies to stop violence in a relationship. The rescue triangle is used in emergency services. We often see the roles of rescuer, victim and pursuer in relationships between adults. It is important for women not to adopt a victim role. Opportunities to exert influence must be sought.

Men who use violence in a relationship are often very insecure and cannot express themselves in ways other than violence. They are often not used to communicating, they have not learned this from their youth and have learned to use violence from their own youth. The men who do this feel worthless and have low self-esteem. They cannot talk about their feelings and have few social relationships. In treatment with men, a distinction is made between behavior and the individual. A man is not violent but behaves violently.

Combining work and care

More men than women hold managerial positions. This is not because they are better educated, but because women have not yet managed to penetrate these jobs. The fact that women more often need to be able to combine work at home with work outside the home also has something to do with this. In higher positions it is often not yet possible to perform these jobs part-time. There is pressure for women nowadays to actually look for a job and a fun, challenging job at that. It is important for care providers to remove the discriminatory elements from the client’s story and make them open for discussion, but ultimately the client is the one who makes the choice whether or not to work. The client, not the care provider, makes the choice. The standard that working is good for women and therefore must be achieved is just as short-sighted as that women must sit at home and take care of the children and the household. Women who withdraw from the labor market when they have children often have difficulty returning as they have fallen behind and their work experience is outdated. Many women find it difficult to combine their job with the housework and children. There is a lot of pressure on them and they experience it as a heavy double task. Partly because of this, conflicts arise in the relationship if the man does not intervene in the household.

Gender-specific care is provided in the form of men’s and women’s care, lesbian care, women’s shelters, shelters for women, Humanitas women’s shelters and Men’s Work.

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