Post by account_disabled on Mar 4, 2024 22:45:18 GMT -5
What would you think if today we told you that because you are a woman you are romantic and emotional and therefore you do not have the capacity for many activities? And that because you are a man you are autonomous and rational? Does it make sense to you?
Well, in the 19th century this was not a question to reflect or give an opinion, it was the reality on which the social system was based , so starting from that principle, tasks were designated depending on your sex: women at home, men to work, however, one event changed everything and led us to what we know today: The Industrial Revolution.
Thanks to this revolution, many women began to join the industry . The demand for workers and the economic need was such at that time that many had no choice and went out to work, but in activities that clearly belonged to their "gender."
Photo via: elmundo.es
If we think that this was a great step for women, we Chile Mobile Number List could say that it was half a step , because just when we were about to celebrate this incorporation into work and obtaining a salary, we realized that women never left behind their role as housewives. nor their obligation to care for third parties. Does this scenario sound familiar to you?
We continue to live it in the 21st century! Women continue to play a double role by working in their profession or economic activity and doing domestic work. Do you know what the value of the latter is? We tell you.
How much is the domestic work of Mexican women worth?
The answer is clear and short: $62,288 pesos per year , that is, almost $5,200 pesos per month.
This issue is difficult to address due to the fact that domestic work is invisible to Mexican society, however, this does not mean that it does not have value.
Last year, the domestic work carried out in the homes of our country had an economic value equivalent to 22.8% of the Mexican GDP. What does this mean?
According to the INEGI, if the work carried out daily by a large number of women in which activities such as cleaning and caring for:
Girls, boys and adolescents.
People who are temporarily or permanently ill due to chronic illnesses.
People with disabilities.
People with advanced age.
This would contribute much more than other activities such as commerce and manufacturing contribute. Amount that is calculated taking into account the cost of having someone else clean your house and do these types of tasks.
It should be noted that this affects women in a greater proportion, since according to the INEGI, of all the time that families dedicate to domestic and care work without obtaining profits...
Women cover 76.4% and men only 23.6%, that is, they do it almost 4 times more than men.
If we do the same exercise in the proportion of men mentioned, their profit would be three times less: $24,289 pesos annually, that is, only almost $2,000 pesos per month.
According to the National Survey on Time Use (ENUT) 2019 , the five entities with the largest disadvantage gaps on this issue for women are:
Zacatecas.
Warrior.
Oaxaca.
Sinaloa.
Veracruz.
In contrast, the five entities with the smallest gaps are:
Logwood.
Quintana Roo.
Yucatan.
Tabasco.
New Lion.
The most worrying thing is that this situation of inequality is increasing. In the last 6 years, the number of unpaid domestic work hours increased by 6.6% with an average of 26.5 to 28.3 hours per week, a situation that has been complicated in 2020 with the confinement derived from COVID-19.
Between the home office and home care
The situation regarding domestic work was already alarming before COVID-19, but with confinement, it became an even more difficult monster to tame. The reason?
The call to stay at home has increased the workload related to caring for people, which continues to fall on the shoulders of women.
COVID-19 in women's lives report : Global care emergency.
The form of remote work in Mexico during 2020 grew from 39% to 68% , which brought a sudden change in women's routines, since minors also began to take online classes, leaving them with a double task in the same place.
According to the report called COVID-19 in women's lives: Global care emergency :
«When women are assigned as the sole or main responsible for domestic and care tasks, their paid employment insertion is immediately impossible and limited; which also increases inequality in general, because it overwhelms dependent people such as children and adolescents, people with disabilities and older adults. This situation is greater when it occurs in the context of single-parent families (headed by women), who represent close to half of the families in popular urban sectors of large Latin American cities.
It should be noted that this situation, far from being a temporary scenario, the return to pre-pandemic life, even in an optimistic scenario, could take years.
Currently, public interventions are being sought , since inequalities could deepen further due to the social organization of care, and the risks can be multiple, such as:
The profound decline in women's labor participation, both in quantity and quality.
The loss of human talent for companies, production chains and the economy.
The increase in inequality and poverty of women and those in their care.
Setbacks in the quality of care received by care-dependent people.
Well, in the 19th century this was not a question to reflect or give an opinion, it was the reality on which the social system was based , so starting from that principle, tasks were designated depending on your sex: women at home, men to work, however, one event changed everything and led us to what we know today: The Industrial Revolution.
Thanks to this revolution, many women began to join the industry . The demand for workers and the economic need was such at that time that many had no choice and went out to work, but in activities that clearly belonged to their "gender."
Photo via: elmundo.es
If we think that this was a great step for women, we Chile Mobile Number List could say that it was half a step , because just when we were about to celebrate this incorporation into work and obtaining a salary, we realized that women never left behind their role as housewives. nor their obligation to care for third parties. Does this scenario sound familiar to you?
We continue to live it in the 21st century! Women continue to play a double role by working in their profession or economic activity and doing domestic work. Do you know what the value of the latter is? We tell you.
How much is the domestic work of Mexican women worth?
The answer is clear and short: $62,288 pesos per year , that is, almost $5,200 pesos per month.
This issue is difficult to address due to the fact that domestic work is invisible to Mexican society, however, this does not mean that it does not have value.
Last year, the domestic work carried out in the homes of our country had an economic value equivalent to 22.8% of the Mexican GDP. What does this mean?
According to the INEGI, if the work carried out daily by a large number of women in which activities such as cleaning and caring for:
Girls, boys and adolescents.
People who are temporarily or permanently ill due to chronic illnesses.
People with disabilities.
People with advanced age.
This would contribute much more than other activities such as commerce and manufacturing contribute. Amount that is calculated taking into account the cost of having someone else clean your house and do these types of tasks.
It should be noted that this affects women in a greater proportion, since according to the INEGI, of all the time that families dedicate to domestic and care work without obtaining profits...
Women cover 76.4% and men only 23.6%, that is, they do it almost 4 times more than men.
If we do the same exercise in the proportion of men mentioned, their profit would be three times less: $24,289 pesos annually, that is, only almost $2,000 pesos per month.
According to the National Survey on Time Use (ENUT) 2019 , the five entities with the largest disadvantage gaps on this issue for women are:
Zacatecas.
Warrior.
Oaxaca.
Sinaloa.
Veracruz.
In contrast, the five entities with the smallest gaps are:
Logwood.
Quintana Roo.
Yucatan.
Tabasco.
New Lion.
The most worrying thing is that this situation of inequality is increasing. In the last 6 years, the number of unpaid domestic work hours increased by 6.6% with an average of 26.5 to 28.3 hours per week, a situation that has been complicated in 2020 with the confinement derived from COVID-19.
Between the home office and home care
The situation regarding domestic work was already alarming before COVID-19, but with confinement, it became an even more difficult monster to tame. The reason?
The call to stay at home has increased the workload related to caring for people, which continues to fall on the shoulders of women.
COVID-19 in women's lives report : Global care emergency.
The form of remote work in Mexico during 2020 grew from 39% to 68% , which brought a sudden change in women's routines, since minors also began to take online classes, leaving them with a double task in the same place.
According to the report called COVID-19 in women's lives: Global care emergency :
«When women are assigned as the sole or main responsible for domestic and care tasks, their paid employment insertion is immediately impossible and limited; which also increases inequality in general, because it overwhelms dependent people such as children and adolescents, people with disabilities and older adults. This situation is greater when it occurs in the context of single-parent families (headed by women), who represent close to half of the families in popular urban sectors of large Latin American cities.
It should be noted that this situation, far from being a temporary scenario, the return to pre-pandemic life, even in an optimistic scenario, could take years.
Currently, public interventions are being sought , since inequalities could deepen further due to the social organization of care, and the risks can be multiple, such as:
The profound decline in women's labor participation, both in quantity and quality.
The loss of human talent for companies, production chains and the economy.
The increase in inequality and poverty of women and those in their care.
Setbacks in the quality of care received by care-dependent people.