The Humanitarian Parent by Merit Hietanen - 9781032294391

The Humanitarian ParentBalancing Work and Family in the Aid Sector\nAuthor(s): Merit Hietanen\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032294391, 978-1032294391\nSynopsis\nAid sector staff work in some of the worlds most challenging environments, from conflict zones to sites of natural disaster and refugee camps. For a long time, the aid worker was typified by the lone white male, flying from place to place and seeing his family during the holidays. But now, as the world changes and the sector diversifies, how can family life be reconciled with the challenges and travel commitments of this particularly difficult career? This book delves deep into these challenges, exposing the problems that persist and pointing a path for organisations to adopt a more human-centred, staff-centred, parent-centred, feminist approach to humanitarian and development work. \n\nDrawing on the authors own experiences as an aid worker, as well .