PT Journal
AU Markova Volejnickova, R
   Svarcova, M
   Krizkova, A
   Formankova, L
TI Podnikani matek malych deti jako prekerni typ zamestnani? Srovnani zkusenosti podnikatelek s malymi detmi puvodem z CR a z Ukrajiny
SO Gender a vyzkum / Gender and Research
PY 2019
BP 124
EP 153
VL 20
IS 2
DI 10.13060/25706578.2019.20.2.487
DE intersectional theory; precarity; self-employment; work-life balance
AB Entrepreneurship may be associated with independence and profit, but it may also be a precarious type of employment. Self-employment is often a strategy for those groups of workers who face marginalisation and disadvantages on the labour market, such as mothers of young children or migrants. In this paper we use an intersectional approach and draw on the theory of precarity to analyse how Czech and Ukrainian entrepreneurs with small children (in the Czech Republic) describe and perceive precarity in self-employment. Our analysis shows that entrepreneurship is a form of precarious work, especially for mothers of young children. Their social position, which forms on the intersection of gender, caring commitments, and/or migration status, serves to constrain or allow certain career choices. While the main source of disadvantage for Czech entrepreneurs is the intersection of gender and caring commitments (e.g. in work-life balance), the social position of Ukrainian entrepreneurs (in the Czech Republic) is much more precarious because of their status as migrants (e.g. their low income from business is further reduced by the cost of private insurance, the paying of remittances, or the repayment of debts for migrating to the Czech Republic).
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