Clichés that remain: the consideration of female domestic work in recent audiovisual production in Spain

Abstract

Domestic work performed by women has traditionally been narrated from an eminently male perspective. Jobs related to the home environment have always aroused interest in cinematographic fiction. In Spain it has been expressed from certain stereotypes that seem to persist to this day. In this work, through the analysis of four productions, the survival of some topics has been verified that are strengthened with the recurring projection in series and films that possibly influence the configuration of our collective imagination. At a time when care and attention are priorities in our social environment, the image conveyed by the selected pieces seems disconcerting.