Open configuration options El futuro del trabajo en América Latina y el Caribe: ¿Cómo será el mercado laboral para las mujeres? (versión para imprimir)

Bustelo, Monserrat; Suaya, Agustina; Viollaz, Mariana

doi:10.18235/0001934

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“…Moreover, as pointed out by Scasserra and Partenio (2021), for workers that undertake care-giving tasks, the fulfilment of reputation policy requirements becomes particularly difficult. These aspects strain the argument that the flexibility of the platform model facilitates greater levels of autonomy for workers and more possibilities to balance paid work with home care chores (Bustelo et al 2019).…”

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“…There is a widespread belief that the new forms of digital labour entail an expansion of opportunities for women for several reasons. They facilitate the balance between paid work and household chores as a result of time flexibility, they eliminate entry and permanence barriers for typically male work sectors, they improve working conditions in the informal sector, they enable economic independence, and due to the collaborative nature of platforms, they favour the creation of professional networks (Costhek Abílio 2020; Blanchard 2023; Bustelo et al 2019).…”

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Socio-Labour Inclusion of Low-Income Women in the Digital Economy: A Comparison between Corporate and Cooperative Domestic Work Platforms

Kasparian,

Súnico,

Grasas

et al. 2023

Social Sciences

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It is often argued that digital labour platforms entail an expansion of opportunities for women for several reasons. They facilitate the balance between paid work and household chores as a result of time flexibility, they eliminate entry and permanence barriers for typically male work sectors, they enable economic independence, and they favour the creation of professional networks. Several studies, however, have shown that the wage gap, the sexual division of labour, occupational segregation, and gender stereotypes still persist. Hence, to what extent do the new forms of labour mediated by digital platforms lead to an expansion of opportunities for women? This article analyses the socio-labour inclusion of low-income women in digital labour platforms by contrasting the model of corporate platforms against the emerging alternative of platform cooperatives. The movement of platform cooperativism advocates for the creation of platform companies based on democratic ownership and governance models that reduce inequalities in a broad sense. The methodological approach is based on the comparison of two platforms: Zolvers, which was founded in 2013 with headquarters in Argentina and which operates as an intermediary or marketplace between those who offer and those who require home cleaning services, and Up & Go, which was founded in 2017 in New York and is owned by six worker cooperatives that use the platform to offer various services on demand, particularly home cleaning services. Whereas Zolvers offers job opportunities with possibilities of formalisation but no guarantee of stability, Up & Go is owned and managed by worker cooperatives that seek to guarantee living wages for their worker-members. Concerning working conditions, Zolvers reproduces power asymmetries of domestic work, subordinating workers to the platform and the hirers. On the contrary, Up & Go empowers women workers to decide on their schedules and hirers, among other issues. Finally, whereas Zolvers does not enable the participation of workers either in governance or in technology design, the cooperative nature of Up & Go promotes their involvement.

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Socio-Labour Inclusion of Low-Income Women in the Digital Economy: A Comparison between Corporate and Cooperative Domestic Work Platforms

Kasparian,

Súnico,

Grasas

et al. 2023

Social Sciences

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“…Los límites que traza la división sexual del trabajo no son rígidos, sino por el contrario son cambiantes y varían (Conway, Bourque, Scott, 2013), por lo que los roles asignados a mujeres y a hombres cambian en el tiempo, un ejemplo de ello es la incorporación de las mujeres al mercado laboral, ámbito tradicionalmente asignado a los hombres. La tasa de participación de las mujeres en el mercado laboral ha ido en aumento (Bustelo, Suaya, Viollaz, 2019). En Costa Rica, por ejemplo, la tasa de participación en los años setenta era menos del 20%, para 1990 del 30% (Convenio entre el INAMU y el Programa Estado de la Nación, 2009), para 1995 del 35% y según datos de la ENAHO para el 2021 fue del 43%.…”

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“…No obstante, la incorporación de las mujeres al mercado laboral la cual ha venido en aumento en los últimos años en condiciones de desventaja en comparación con los hombres, ya que son quienes tienen las ocupaciones de menor jerarquía, salarios más bajos; mayores tasas de desempleo, y una fuerte segregación ocupacional, con barreras que las limitan a acceder a cargos de poder (Bustelo, Suaya, Viollaz, 2019); además tienen una mayor carga global de trabajo (suma del trabajo de cuidado más el trabajo para el mercado, según datos de la ENUT-2017 las mujeres invierten 7 horas más que los hombres.…”

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Opiniones y percepciones de las mujeres amas de casa sobre el trabajo de cuidos en Costa Rica 2017

Sandoval-Carvajal

Cordero

2022

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El siguiente artículo presenta los principales resultados de una encuesta de percepción a mujeres amas de casa sobre el trabajo de cuidados no remunerados que realizan dentro de sus hogares. Además, se realizó una caracterización a partir de la Encuesta Nacional de Uso del Tiempo, ambas del 2017. Entre los principales resultados se encontró que son mujeres con una edad promedio de 42 años, con un nivel educativo bajo, una quinta parte no cuenta con seguro social, que dedican a este trabajo unas 54 horas semanales, en comparación con 34 horas que le dedican las otras mujeres y muy por encima de lo que le dedican a las 14 horas que le dedican los hombres. Un 62% considera que el trabajo doméstico dentro del hogar las limita para poder lograr una autonomía económica, siete de cada diez perciben un nivel bajo o medio en su bienestar físico y mental, debido a la frecuencia de padecimientos, de los cuales prevalece el estrés, cansancio, insomnio y depresión.

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Open configuration options El futuro del trabajo en América Latina y el Caribe: ¿Cómo será el mercado laboral para las mujeres? (versión para imprimir)

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Socio-Labour Inclusion of Low-Income Women in the Digital Economy: A Comparison between Corporate and Cooperative Domestic Work Platforms

Socio-Labour Inclusion of Low-Income Women in the Digital Economy: A Comparison between Corporate and Cooperative Domestic Work Platforms

Opiniones y percepciones de las mujeres amas de casa sobre el trabajo de cuidos en Costa Rica 2017

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