Web resource:	http://www.noviolence.com.au/public/reader/news14.pdf
Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Life of women in mining towns: glimpses from literature
Other Titles:	Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research Newsletter
Authors:	Sharma, Sanjay
Keywords:	CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse);Regional rural and remote areas
Year:	2005
Publisher:	Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research
Citation:	4 (2), December 2005
Notes:	This article presents a review of literature that highlights a trend in social science research themes over two decades in the mining sector as the author is proposing a research project on family well-being of coal-mining workers in central Queensland. Studies indicate that women in mining towns develop their own limited social networks but for the immigrant Asian women and for those of other non-English speaking backgrounds, the harshness of the environment in remote mining towns, exacerbated by culture, language difficulties and religion, limited their social interaction, networking and use of facilities and support services. The number of studies into intimate relationships and social experiences of families in mining communities is limited but they indicate that the work schedules of husbands, town culture, lack of resources and opportunities can limit women’s economic participation, contribute to their marginalisation and constrain them to full-time domestic work. A holistic and longitudinal study into the psycho-physical health and well-being of mining employees and their families is needed to understand work-family relationships, in order to develop empirically supported interventions for families, since the coal mining industry in Queensland is likely to generate more employment in the future.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/15633
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