The Fragility of Women’s Work Trajectories in Chile

Rosario Undurraga and Jóna Gunnarsson
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Rosario Undurraga: Faculty of Education, Psychology and Family, School of Family Sciences, Universidad Finis Terrae, Santiago 7501015, Chile
Jóna Gunnarsson: Faculty of Education, Psychology and Family, School of Family Sciences, Universidad Finis Terrae, Santiago 7501015, Chile

Social Sciences, 2021, vol. 10, issue 5, 1-17

Abstract: How are the work trajectories of Chilean women? This qualitative study analyzes the female work trajectories through interviews and biograms in a sample of 50 Chilean women, professionals and non-professionals, between the ages of 24 and 88. The article proposes an original typology of female work trajectories and relates type of work trajectory with Piore’s theory of labor market segmentation. The paper discusses the challenges and weaknesses of the Chilean women’s labor outcome and presents recent data to extrapolate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable work trajectories. It considers the type of State and possible actions to achieve greater welfare and social development regarding gender equality.

Keywords: work trajectory; women; COVID-19; gender inequalities; care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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