The demand for Domestic work in Chile and Uruguay. Association with time use patterns
Resumen:
This paper analyzes the demand for paid domestic work in Chile and Uruguay, focusing on the relationship between the outsourcing of domestic work and gender gaps in unpaid work within households. Households demanding domestic paid work are similar in Chile and Uruguay, although they are more concentrated in the upper quintile in the case of Chile. In both countries, the presence of domestic workers is associated with a reduction in the gender gap in unpaid hours of work within households. However, in Chile, this is mainly due to the reduction of women's unpaid work, while in Uruguay, it is also associated with men’s time spent in unpaid work.
Este trabajo analiza la demanda de trabajo doméstico remunerado en Chile y Uruguay, centrándose en la relación entre la contratación del trabajo doméstico y las brechas de género en trabajo no remunerado al interior de los hogares. Los hogares que demandan trabajo doméstico remunerado son similares en Chile y Uruguay, aunque en Chile se concentran más en el quintil superior. En ambos países, la presencia de trabajadores domésticos se asocia con una reducción de la brecha de género en las horas de trabajo no remunerado dentro de los hogares. Sin embargo, en Chile esto se debe principalmente a la reducción del trabajo no remunerado de las mujeres, mientras que en Uruguay también se asocia con cambios en el tiempo de trabajo no remunerado de los hombres.
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Contratación Uruguay Género Servicio doméstico Trabajo no remunerado y remunerado América Latina Chile Latin America Domestic work Outsourcing Gender Paid and unpaid work ECONOMIA LABORAL |
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Universidad de la República | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/35595 | |
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Licencia Creative Commons Atribución - No Comercial - Sin Derivadas (CC - By-NC-ND 4.0) |
Sumario: | This paper analyzes the demand for paid domestic work in Chile and Uruguay, focusing on the relationship between the outsourcing of domestic work and gender gaps in unpaid work within households. Households demanding domestic paid work are similar in Chile and Uruguay, although they are more concentrated in the upper quintile in the case of Chile. In both countries, the presence of domestic workers is associated with a reduction in the gender gap in unpaid hours of work within households. However, in Chile, this is mainly due to the reduction of women's unpaid work, while in Uruguay, it is also associated with men’s time spent in unpaid work. |
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