PhD Position: Intersectionality and Informal Caregiving in Later Life

Do you want to investigate how informal care can remain sustainable in ageing societies? Apply for a PhD position in Sociology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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Population ageing and declining fertility rates pose major challenges for the sustainability and organization of long-term care systems across Europe. In the Netherlands, as in many other countries, policy reforms have increasingly shifted long-term care away from institutional settings toward “ageing in place,” relying heavily on informal care provided by family members, friends, and other close contacts. While this approach allows older adults to remain in familiar environments, it also places growing demands on informal caregivers and raises important questions about inequality in caregiver stress and wellbeing.

Extensive research shows that informal caregiving and its consequences are unequally distributed. Women are more likely to provide...