Incorporación de la mujer en actividades laborales urbanas no tradicionales y su impacto socioeconómico en la familia ecuatoriana

Abstract

The general objective of this work is to determine the socioeconomic impact on the Ecuadorian family by incorporating women into non-traditional urban labor activities. Within the framework of a society that has historically classified women as the weakest sex, she has fulfilled roles and functions related to domestic work and childcare, activities considered conducive to a woman. Currently, thanks to feminist movements, the position of women in society in the economic, political, cultural and social spheres has been revalued. Women began to have greater participation in the labor world doing traditional jobs different from those of men such as nurses, teachers, secretaries, among others, but gradually they have been inserted in sectors such as construction, transportation, armed forces, sectors that were considered as an exclusive bastion for men. The approach used in this work is of a qualitative nature and for this purpose, the literature review of scientific articles related to the problem under study and the review of statistical data on the labor market have been used. The study shows that the incorporation of women in non-traditional urban labor activities has been limited, due to the strong influence of a patriarchal vision and social stereotypes about the activities that a woman can perform and, on the other hand, due to the weak action state in the control, establishment of regulations and other guarantees that facilitate the integral inclusion of women.