Time and gender gaps according to types of households in the Scientific and Technological System of Santa Fe, Argentina

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/infe.72458
Keywords: time use, gender gap, type of household, unpaid work, domestic work, care work

Abstract

Introduction. Various factors influence the trajectories of women scientists: unpaid domestic work within households, care work for minors or dependent adults, to name the most important. In the present work, the uses of time in the scientific and technological system of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina are analyzed. Objective. The objective is to observe the distribution of time dedicated to the different activities, both paid and unpaid, and to identify the existence (or not) of differential patterns according to gender and according to the type of household to which the researchers belong. Methodology. The Survey of Time Uses and Gender Gaps of the Scientific and Technological System of Santa Fe, Argentina, of 2019 is used. Results. It was observed that women face a working day 10.34% greater than men, with 32% of that working day being unpaid. In contrast, for them unpaid work represents 25% of total work. In addition, the time that women dedicate to domestic work increases by 10.74% when there are children present. Conclusions. The analysis first reveals the breach of the "principle of neutrality" that is presumed in the academic-scientific environment, as well as that the family structure would influence the labor trajectory of women, amplifying gender inequalities and directly affecting their quality of employment lifetime.

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Ivana Gisela Marquez, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina

Ivana Gisela Marquez has a degree in Economics (U.N.R., Argentina). She is part of the Gender Area of the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Statistics. She is a research assistant in the Economic and Gender Studies Group. In 2019 she participated as a teacher in a Feminist Economy course for the Guild Association of teachers and researchers of the National University of Rosario (C.O.A.D). She is currently attached to the Chair of Public Finance (U.N.R., Argentina).

Agustina Ana De Stefano Parma, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina

Agustina Ana De Stefano Parma is a research assistant in the Economic and Gender Studies Group and a student of the Public Accountant career at the National University of Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. She has been working since 2017 in the accounting area. She has provided trainings on Economics of Care in secondary schools and other organizations.

Agustina Barman, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina

Agustina Barman is a research assistant in the Group for Economic and Gender Studies and a student of the Bachelor of Economics at the National University of Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. She taught Feminist Economics courses for the UNR and currently writes about economics for a feminist press portal.

Lucia Andreozzi, Universidad Nacional de Rosario - CONICET, Argentina.

Lucía Andreozzi is a Doctor in Demography (UNC, Argentina) and a Master in Applied Statistics (UNR, Córdoba). Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Statistics of the UNR. Assistant Researcher (CONICET, Argentina). Postgraduate teacher at UNR and UNC .. Member of the Economic and Gender Studies Group. Graduate teacher in Official Statistics Workshop.

Guillermo Peinado, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina

Guillermo Peinado has a Master in Political Economy (FLACSO, Argentina) and a Bachelor of Economics (UNR, Argentina). Professor-researcher of the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Statistics of the UNR. Member of the Economic and Gender Studies Group. Postgraduate teacher at UNR and UCA. Professor of degree in Macroeconomics, Macroeconomics I and Economy, environment and society.

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Published
2021-06-18
How to Cite
Marquez I. G., De Stefano Parma A. A., Barman A., Andreozzi L. y Peinado G. (2021). Time and gender gaps according to types of households in the Scientific and Technological System of Santa Fe, Argentina. Investigaciones Feministas (Feminist Research), 12(2), 449-461. https://doi.org/10.5209/infe.72458
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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2021): Monograph: Gender equality in higher education and research institutions
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Monograph

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