Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Shereen Hussein
‘We wipe arses and make cups of tea’: intersectionality of gender, race, and migration status in the devaluation of feminized care labour in England
ABSTRACT This study integrates feminist labour theory, affective labour and ethics of care within an intersectional lens to examine the intersecting inequalities of gender, race and migration status that shape experiences of women working in domiciliary care (care at home) in England. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 18 care workers from migrant and White British backgrounds.
Consolidating South Asia's child survival gains through prevention and assistive technology: Surviving is not enough
For most of the past half-century, progress in child health has been measured by survival.
Combining professionalization and personalization in English long-term care: analyzing stakeholder views through a workforce lens
1 Introduction Long-term care in England and globally is argued to be in crisis. The demand for care and support is growing, while the supply of formal services is severely impeded by chronic underfunding (Glasby et al., 2021).
The International Federation on Ageing Global Café: In conversation with Professor Hussein
On the 23rd of September 2022, Professor Hussein was invited by the International Federation on Ageing to talk about healthy ageing in the Middle East and North Africa Region. Shereen gave an overview of the trends of population ageing in the region, highlighting the opportunities associated with such changes. She stressed the importance of shifting the perceptions of ageing and creating real opportunities for older people to participate in all aspects of society beyond the family sphere.
Sustainable Ageing: Supporting Healthy Ageing and Independence Amongst Older Turkish Migrants in the UK
All articles published by MDPI are made immediately available worldwide under an open access license. No special permission is required to reuse all or part of the article published by MDPI, including figures and tables. For articles published under an open access Creative Common CC BY license, any part of the article may be reused without permission provided that the original article is clearly cited.
Neither a woman's religious identity, nor her race, should be a barrier to career progression. Right?
It is great to see many women from diverse backgrounds rising to leadership positions across various sectors. We have a woman prime minister; it should be a great time for all women to be given real opportunities to demonstrate their talents and skills. Unfortunately, this does not seem to be the case. Being a woman can evoke all sorts of stereotypes. Add to this belonging to a minority race.
“We don't do it for the money” … The scale and reasons of poverty-pay among frontline long-term care workers in England
Demographic trends escalate the demands for formal long-term care (LTC) in the majority of the developed world. The LTC workforce is characterised by its very low wages, the actual scale of which is less well known. This article investigates the scale of poverty-pay in the feminised LTC sector and attempts to understand the perceived reasons behind persisting low wages in the sector.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Shereen
Contact Shereen, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack