Feminist Visions of the Future of Work

Ailynn Torres Santana

How will a changing world of work affect women and their access to economic resources? A case study on Latin-America.

Illustration einer Gruppe von Menschen, die Fahnen und Schilder halten und teilweise durch ein Megafon sprechen. Links steht in grosser, roter Schrift der Text „Feminist Visions of the Future of Work“ und darunter in kleineren Buchstaben „Latin America“. Die Personen sind stilisiert in Blau und Rot gezeichnet, eine Frau hebt die Faust in die Luft.

A commentary by Soledad Salvador, economist and investigator on Development and Gender at Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies on Development (CIEDUR), Uruguay.

The publication Feminist Visions of the Future of Work addresses the issue from a real feminist perspective. In Latin America women are still suffering from inequalities reproduced by the economic system and particularly the labour market. Women are being discriminated against because the institutions are not gender equal and the model of the ideal worker as “one without family responsibilities” still prevails. This conditions and restricts the participation of women to access economic resources and the participation of men to assume care responsibilities in their families and homes.

The changes that technology and automatization bring with them can deepen these inequalities if this paradigm is not transformed. As put forward by the author it is therefore very important to spread the voices of organizations that fight for human rights and gender equality. Opportunities resulting from a changing world of work also need to be analyzed by taking into account regional specifics.