Library Portal | UWC Portal | National ETDs | Global ETDs
    • Login
    Contact Us | About Us | FAQs | Login
    View Item 
    •   ETD Home
    • Faculty of Natural Science
    • Department of Statistics & Population Studies
    • Magister Philosophiae - MPhil (Statistics and Population Studies)
    • View Item
    •   ETD Home
    • Faculty of Natural Science
    • Department of Statistics & Population Studies
    • Magister Philosophiae - MPhil (Statistics and Population Studies)
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Being a mother and owning an informal hairdressing business in Cape Town, South Africa : a study on Congolese female migrants

    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    Thesis (8.594Mb)
    Date
    2015
    Author
    Gobile, Zizipho
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    This study investigates how female migrants negotiate the tension that arises from being entrepreneurs, being mothers, and having families. It shows how entrepreneurship offers them self-emancipation but limits the time they spend raising their children and time they spend with their families, but puts them in a position to provide financially for themselves, their children, and families. The focus of the study is on Congolese female migrant and also females from few African countries. It is hypothesized that female migration and entrepreneurship negatively impacts the relationships of these females with their children and families. Data was obtained through a survey of fifty-three respondents who were conveniently selected. This took place in the Western Cape Province, taking Cape Town, Bellville, and Parow as the cities to be observed. The statistical package for social sciences was used to analyze data. The results showed that female entrepreneurship has a negative impact on their relationships with their children but to an extent improves their relationships with their families and/or partners.
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5085
    Collections
    • Magister Philosophiae - MPhil (Statistics and Population Studies)

    DSpace 6.3 | Ubuntu | Copyright © University of the Western Cape
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Theme by 
    @mire NV
     

     

    Browse

    All of RepositoryCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

    My Account

    Login

    Statistics

    View Usage Statistics

    DSpace 6.3 | Ubuntu | Copyright © University of the Western Cape
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Theme by 
    @mire NV