Gender and time poverty in the city of Rosario, Argentina

Abstract

Introduction. The article analyzes time poverty, its link with gender, and its spatial distribution in the city of Rosario, Argentina. Objectives. The objective of the work is to present the results of the measurement of time poverty and income in the city of Rosario in 2010, through the application of the LIMTIP methodology. Methodology. Statistical models (Logit) and spatial correlation indices (I of Moran and Gi * Getis-Ord) are used and, finally, a simulation of the equitable distribution of tasks between genders within the houses is carried out. Results. It is observed that 17.9% of households are poor in income and 10.8% of households are not poor in income, but only for a long time. The georeferencing of houses allows us to verify that there are patterns of spatial segregation concerning the poverty of passages and schedules. The Logit model allows us to conclude that there is the possibility of being poor in time for people with Incomplete Secondary level or less sometimes three times higher for women than for men, there is a possibility of being poor in time for people with Complete Secondary level and University Incomplete is 22% higher for women than for men, and the possibility of being poor over time for people with a Complete University level and more and 72% higher for women than for men. In the simulation of the equitable distribution of periods of unpaid work, total poverty would be reduced by 10.46%, with women being the main beneficiaries. Conclusions and discussion. The in-depth study of time poverty and its determinants allows us to think of concrete actions that allow us to reduce it and not subsume it to a monetary problem.