Gender, care economy and payment for rural domestic work in jilotepec, Estado de México.
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https://doi.org/10.22231/asyd.v11i3.90Keywords:
feminist economy, rural development, rural womenAbstract
Domestic work and caring for girls, elderly and sick women by rural women creates added value and economic wealth; it develops the care economy to address the needs of the family and ensures social equilibrium in the political aspect. The value of housewives’ work in México is equivalent, in millions, to 21 % of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), above the contribution by the construction segment. The time and effort invested by rural women is equivalent to four working days per day to tend to their household, job, family and agricultural and livestock production. Taking into consideration the gender perspective, feminist theory and care economy, the following question is set out: if domestic and care work adds value to the GDP, why is it not paid? This study performs an economic valuation of domestic and care work in rural families of the municipality of Jilotepec, Estado de México, and suggests their monetary payment.
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2014-09-30
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Alberti-Manzanares, P., Zavala-Hernández, M., Salcido-Ramos, B., & Real-Luna, N. (2014). Gender, care economy and payment for rural domestic work in jilotepec, Estado de México. Agricultura, Sociedad Y Desarrollo, 11(3), 379–400. https://doi.org/10.22231/asyd.v11i3.90
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