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Despite the ravages of the world economic crisis still felt throughout the Americas, participation of women in labor markets has risen significantly in recent years. It should be noted nevertheless that they are still relegated to the most precarious, non/under-paid jobs. Despite reforms meant to improve their careers, considerable inequalities persist. The gendered dimension of the informal sector needs to be revisited, all the more so as the latter is no longer exclusive to the South, notably among immigrant working women in the North. While their presence in some specific sectors has expanded, including management positions – also thanks to “affirmative action” measures aimed at encouraging parity and equal treatment between women and men – the emerging minimalist welfare state paradigm undercuts support, first and foremost, to families, and thus to women.

 Bien que l’on ressente encore les méfaits de la crise économique mondiale sur l’ensemble du continent américain, la hausse de la participation des femmes au marché du travail a été très significative depuis quelques années. Il convient néanmoins de souligner qu’elles endossent encore la majeure partie du travail précaire ou non rétribué et malgré les réformes mises en place en matière d’évolution professionnelle, des inégalités considérables persistent. La dimension genrée du secteur informel est à revisiter, d’autant plus que ce dernier n’est plus l’apanage du Sud, notamment chez les femmes immigrées au Nord. Si leur présence dans certains secteurs d’activité s’est beaucoup renforcée, comme le nombre de femmes assumant des fonctions à responsabilité, ainsi que des estimations prévoyant des “mesures positives” pour encourager la parité ou l’égalité de traitement homme-femme, le paradigme émergeant de l’État social minimaliste pèse en premier lieu sur la vie familiale et donc, sur les femmes. 


Aun cuando se sienten todavía los efectos negativos de la crisis económica mundial en el continente americano en su conjunto, desde hace unos años la participación femenina en el mercado laboral ha aumentado de manera significativa. No obstante, es conveniente señalar que las mujeres cargan aún con la mayor parte del trabajo precario o no retribuido, y a pesar de las reformas efectuadas en materia de evolución profesional, sigue habiendo desigualdades considerables. La dimensión “género” del sector informal merece ser revista, tanto más cuanto que este sector ha dejado de ser privativo de los países del Sur, principalmente entre las mujeres que migran a los países del Norte. Si bien su presencia en algunos sectores de actividad se ha fortalecido, como lo muestran la cantidad de mujeres que asumen funciones de responsabilidad y la previsión de “medidas positivas” para alentar la paridad o la igualdad de trato hombre-mujer, el paradigma que emerge del Estado social minimalista pesa en primer lugar sobre la vida familiar y, por ello, sobre las mujeres.



Le long processus d’acquisition des droits des travailleuses
Paola Cappellin
La mémoire du travail féminin dans une perspective comparée dans la téléphonie

Arlette Gautier

Gérard Gómez
Progressions, vicissitudes et contributions

Jacquetta (Jacquie) Newman

Eveline Thevenard
A View from the States

Les travailleuses et l’accès difficile aux droits

Natacha Borgeaud-Garciandía et Isabel Georges

Elsa Cedeño
Análisis del impacto de la política socialista en el trabajo femenino informal

Rodrigo Drozak et Thierry Baubet

Melina Juárez
Les travailleuses, les survivantes
Chloé Constant

Claude Guillaumaud-Pujol

Dominique Gay-Sylvestre
La sala de masajes Gladiss

© Presses universitaires de Provence, 2016
 

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