Feminización del trabajo: experiencias de las mujeres trabajadoras del Mercado 12 de abril de la ciudad de Cuenca, período marzo 2022- febrero 2023

Abstract

The objective of this research was to analyze the labor experiences of women workers in the Mercado 12 de abril in the city of Cuenca in the period March 2022 - February 2023. In order to obtain significant data, we worked with a mixed methodology, with a descriptive exploratory scope. For the quantitative paradigm, a survey was applied to a sample of women working in the sale of food products in the Mercado 12 de Abril, while for the qualitative paradigm, a semi-structured question guide was used for the interviews. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were used to delimit the sample to 12 women working for at least 10 years and who had shared their work space with sons and daughters. Through the data collected, in the interpretation and analysis, it was observed that through their experiences in the market, they present affections in their physical and mental health, they have sacrificed time and social and family relationships to achieve economic autonomy and support in their homes, since most of them are heads of household, where working has meant for these women to cover several tasks simultaneously such as the care and raising of their children in the market, commercialization of their products and an apparent family network of which they are a part.