Burnout and its relationship with job satisfaction have been addressed extensively. Research has focused mainly on diverse groups such as health care workers, teachers and (more recently) social workers. This study aims to examine the relationships between the dimensions of burnout and job satisfaction amongst social workers. A sample of 947 Spanish social workers was collected. We used a structural equation model using the partial least squares structural equation modelling approach. A series of hypotheses were formulated to analyse the relationship between burnout dimensions and job satisfaction. Emotional exhaustion is associated with high levels of depersonalisation and low levels of personal accomplishment. Different personal and work-related characteristics are significantly associated with various dimensions of burnout and job satisfaction. This study confirms a statistically significant relationship between burnout dimensions and job satisfaction.

Early school leaving is one of the main educational and social concerns of Spain, as it has the highest early school leaving rate of the European Union. However, the schooling backwardness of Spain regarding the European area has remained constant throughout history. Its causes are deeply rooted in the social and economic context. In this sense, the objective of this work is to study the evolution of early school leaving, contextualizing this phenomenon with the historical schooling problems of Spain, and emphasising the evolution of this problem during the first 15 years of the 21 st century. Using the information from the indicator made by the National Labour Force Survey, it has been identified sociodemographic patterns that has impacted its evolution. This offer keys for understanding this phenomenon and for guiding the educational and social policy in order to overcome this problem. The results suggest that labour market has played an important role in the evolution of the early school leaving rate. Nationality and level of mother's education have an important effect, as it is recognised by a wide consensus in the literature.

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RESUMEN: La cobertura de las necesidades sociales de la población ha sido objeto de diferentes formas y grados de intervención a lo largo de la historia de los Estados modernos. Sin embargo, el Estado del Bienestar no ha generado estrategias que garanticen la equiparación en el acceso a los derechos sociales de hombres y mujeres. Cuestiones como el trabajo reproductivo, la subsidiariedad respecto al mercado de trabajo, o el desigual grado de mercantilización han tenido un papel secundario.Este trabajo trata de analizar la genealogía del Estado del Bienestar bajo una perspectiva de género, estudiando las críticas que la teoría feminista ha planteado. Para ello, se ha realizado una aproximación histórica teniendo en cuenta las corrientes feministas que analizan la evolución de la vindicación del movimiento de mujeres dentro del ámbito de la promoción del bienestar social. Además, se presentan datos que avalan los argumentos y reflexiones propuestas.Estos elementos permiten iniciar una reflexión sobre la posibilidad de que se haya producido un ejercicio de expropiación del bienestar social. En este sentido, aquellas personas que han contribuido a la provisión de cuidados (mayoritariamente mujeres), se han podido ver desprovistas de protección en favor de mejorar las condiciones de vida y la promoción de aquellos que lo han hecho a partir de los rendimientos del trabajo productivo.Palabras clave: Estado del Bienestar; política social; teoría feminista; acción social.