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Work and Home Boundaries: Socio-Spatial Analysis of Women's Live-Work Environments Author: Atiya Mahmood Dissertation School: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Pages: 227 Publication Date: May 2002 Availability: Access Number: 10757 Abstract: The Milwaukee Community Partnership Initiative (MCPI), funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, has undertaken a neighborhood revitalization project in the Empowerment Zones of Milwaukee. Its main focus is on development of housing that supports economic development and increased employment opportunities. One agenda of this organization is to look at live/work situations as economic development tool in a particular low-income neighborhood –Walker's Point (a predominately Hispanic neighborhood). This dissertation research will complement and expand the work of MCPI by looking at live/work situations in four neighborhoods of varying income groups in Milwaukee. This research will be an in-depth study of the socio-spatial and temporal dimensions of women's based work in these neighborhoods. The purpose of this study is to identify patterns and themes that contribute towards women's economic development, as well as towards accommodation of multiple activities in the same place. The four neighborhoods chosen for this study are Walker's Point, Harambee Neighborhood (another lower-income neighborhood with predominantly African-American population), Sherman Park (a mixed income neighborhood) and Washington Heights (a upper income neighborhood with predominantly white population). Previous research has shown that homes have been successfully used as economic restructuring tool in upper and middle-income households. Thus comparison across varying income groups will help identify patterns which make home-based work a viable and effective economic revitalization tool. A 'mixed methodological strategy' will be used which incorporate 'triangulation' of data collection and analysis approaches. Qualitative method using open-ended interviewed and observation (of behavior and physical traces) and quantitative method using structured questionnaire will be used. Twelve to fifteen respondents will be selected from each neighborhood through lists of home-based workers provided by neighborhood and other organizations. Collected data will be content analyzed to identify patterns and themes. Statistical analysis on quantitative data will provide descriptive statistics in the form of frequencies, percentages and cross-tabs. The findings on live-work situations will help guide policies related to social and economic redevelopment in economically depressed communities. Further, these findings would help guide housing policy, which promotes economic well-being, ensures child care, and development of affordable housing and also provide information about gender-sensitive design and infrastrutural development. |
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