ABSTRACT

Although considerable research exists on Child Neglect (CN), gender-differentiated perceptions that fuel CN are not yet known. In the patriarchal family settings, the perception often held of mothers is that of childcare and fathers as providers. Drawing on interviews with 35 parents reported for CN in post-conflict northern Uganda, this paper explores the gendered triggers of CN and interventions directed at children under CN. The paper uses radical feminism and nested ecological theories to examine gendered perceptions often held about motherhood and fatherhood in relation to childcare and explains the risk factors for CN for caretakers from northern Uganda. Narrative responses were audio-recorded and transcribed. Qualitative content analysis was used to scrutinize parents’ perceptions on CN. Parents highlighted triggers for CN as; spousal separation and custody of children, polygamy, disorientation of cultural and social norms and the burden of single parenting. Case reporting and community dialogues were identified as interventions. The paper argues for mainstreaming gender into family and child protection strategies for improved childcare while targeting both fathers and mothers to enhance safety of children. This paper contributes to the debate on CN by bringing out gender perspectives on parents’ intentional CN in northern Uganda.

摘要

尽管对“忽视儿童”（CN）进行了大量研究，但尚不清楚性别助长CN的看法。在重男轻女的家庭环境中，母亲通常持有的观念是育儿，父亲是提供者。在对冲突后乌干达北部报道的CN的35名父母进行采访的基础上，本文探讨了CN的性别触发因素以及针对CN下儿童的干预措施。该论文使用激进的女权主义和嵌套的生态学理论来检验关于育儿方面通常持有的关于母性和父性的性别观念，并解释了来自乌干达北部的看护者患CN的风险因素。叙事回应被录音和转录。定性内容分析用于检查父母对CN的看法。父母强调了CN的触发因素为；子女的配偶分离和监护权，一夫多妻制，文化和社会规范的迷失方向以及单身育儿的负担。病例报告和社区对话被确定为干预措施。该论文主张将性别观点纳入家庭和儿童保护战略的主流，以改善儿童保育，同时针对父母双方，以提高儿童的安全性。本文通过提出有关乌干达北部父母故意使用CN的性别观点，为CN的辩论做出了贡献。该论文主张将性别观点纳入家庭和儿童保护战略的主流，以改善儿童保育，同时针对父母双方，以提高儿童的安全性。本文通过提出有关乌干达北部父母故意使用CN的性别观点，为CN的辩论做出了贡献。该论文主张将性别观点纳入家庭和儿童保护战略的主流，以改善儿童保育，同时针对父母双方，以提高儿童的安全性。本文通过提出有关乌干达北部父母故意使用CN的性别观点，为CN的辩论做出了贡献。