Estudio de la economía del cuidado en los hogares de la comunidad Pamar Chacrín-Parroquia San Bartolomé, en el periodo 2022-2023

Abstract

This research analyzed the influence of women's productive and reproductive work on local development in the Pamar Chacrín community - San Bartolomé parish. A mixed methodology was used with a sequential explanatory design, the quantitative approach was used to have a general view of the context of the phenomenon of the study and to deepen these results, the qualitative approach was used. The data collection techniques were surveys and semi-structured interviews, and the INEC satellite accounts formula was also used to calculate the economic value of unpaid activities. In agreement, the analysis carried out concludes that, in productive work, men dedicate 2.64% more time per week than women, while in reproductive activity, women spend 17.68% more time per week than men. The estimate of the economic value of unpaid reproductive activities is $35,136.07 per month. The participation of men in reproductive activities is minimal compared to women, because they have an active and important role in the community, dedicating their time to both productive activities and even more so to reproductive activities, and there is also an overload of tasks that women carry out in their homes, this is due to the internalization of gender roles that are created through social reproduction.