The Humanitarian Parent: Balancing Work and Family in the Aid Sector

This book explores the challenges faced by aid workers who aspire to a family life, offering a human-centred, staff-centred, parent-centred, and feminist approach to humanitarian and development work. It provides a guide for organizations to adopt policies that support mothers and fathers and is a useful resource for aid professionals and students alike.

Format: Hardback
Length: 282 pages
Publication date: 13 November 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves deeply into the complex challenges faced by individuals and organizations in the field of humanitarian and development work. It exposes the persistent problems that hinder progress and provides a roadmap for adopting a more human-centered, staff-centered, parent-centered, and feminist approach.

Drawing on the author's extensive experience as an aid worker and extensive original interviews and desk research, the book explores the multifaceted challenges faced by those seeking to establish a family life. It examines the difficulties encountered in finding a partner who is willing and able to live in the same location, navigating dating in challenging contexts, being away from home and extended family, managing childcare, and settling children in new countries and cultures.

The book offers valuable insights for organizations seeking to adopt policies that support mothers and fathers. It serves as a valuable guide for aid professionals navigating these issues, as well as for organizations embarking on reform efforts and students interested in understanding the realities of a career in aid.

Through its comprehensive analysis and practical recommendations, this book contributes to a more inclusive and equitable approach to humanitarian and development work, promoting the well-being and empowerment of all individuals involved.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032294384