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Who Cares? Migrant Women’s Experiences in Italy’s Elderly Care Sector

Timossi, Ilaria LU (2026) SIMZ21 20251
Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender
Abstract
This thesis explores the lived experiences of migrant women employed as live-in
elderly care workers in Italy, focusing on how care is practiced, negotiated and made meaningful at the intersection of gendered, racialized and legal regimes. Situated within a familistic welfare context characterized by limited public provision of elderly care, the study examines how migrant
women navigate this complex reality daily. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with migrant care workers based in Genova (Northern Italy), this thesis aims to bridge the gap between macrostructural analyses of migration, welfare retrenchment and care commodification and the everyday practices, meanings and relationships through which care work is lived and... (More)
This thesis explores the lived experiences of migrant women employed as live-in
elderly care workers in Italy, focusing on how care is practiced, negotiated and made meaningful at the intersection of gendered, racialized and legal regimes. Situated within a familistic welfare context characterized by limited public provision of elderly care, the study examines how migrant
women navigate this complex reality daily. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with migrant care workers based in Genova (Northern Italy), this thesis aims to bridge the gap between macrostructural analyses of migration, welfare retrenchment and care commodification and the everyday practices, meanings and relationships through which care work is lived and negotiated. (Less)
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author
Timossi, Ilaria LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMZ21 20251
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Care, Care Work, Labor, Live-in Elderly Care, Gender, Migrants, Women, Welfare, Italy
language
English
additional info
** Automatic update: Record was moved from International Office (LURS00001) to Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender (LURS00003) at 2026-02-09 11:34:25
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9220904
date added to LUP
2026-02-05 13:20:14
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2026-02-09 11:34:25
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  abstract     = {{This thesis explores the lived experiences of migrant women employed as live-in 
elderly care workers in Italy, focusing on how care is practiced, negotiated and made meaningful at the intersection of gendered, racialized and legal regimes. Situated within a familistic welfare context characterized by limited public provision of elderly care, the study examines how migrant 
women navigate this complex reality daily. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with migrant care workers based in Genova (Northern Italy), this thesis aims to bridge the gap between macrostructural analyses of migration, welfare retrenchment and care commodification and the everyday practices, meanings and relationships through which care work is lived and negotiated.}},
  author       = {{Timossi, Ilaria}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Who Cares? Migrant Women’s Experiences in Italy’s Elderly Care Sector}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}