Male domestic workers and gendered boundaries among Latin American migrants in Brussels

Autores
Pérez, Inés; Stallaert, Christiane
Año de publicación
2015
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Based on ethnographic research conducted in Brussels, this article analyses gender-based constructions in relation to paid domestic work. We focus our attention on Latin American migrants who, unlike migrants from other regions, come from societies where paid domestic work has been the main occupation of women throughout the twentieth century, where it was strongly shaped by a colonial legacy. We identify two main tropes within the discourse of our informants regarding this kind of work: the ‘(gendered) professional’ and the ‘(domestic) worker’. In our analysis, particular attention is given to the participation of men in paid domestic work within the context of migratory experiences.
A partir de una investigación etnográfica realizada en Bruselas, este artículo analiza las construcciones de género relacionadas con el trabajo doméstico remunerado. Focalizamos la mirada en migrantes latinoamericanos, quienes, a diferencia de migrantes de otras regiones, provienen de sociedades donde el trabajo doméstico remunerado ha sido la principal ocupación para las mujeres durante el siglo XX, fuertemente marcada por una herencia colonial. Identificamos dos tropos centrales en el discurso de nuestros informantes sobre dicho trabajo, el ‘profesional (generizado)’ y el ‘trabajador (doméstico)’. Merece atención particular en nuestro análisis la participación de los varones en el trabajo doméstico remunerado en el marco de experiencias migratorias.
Fil: Pérez, Inés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Humanidades. Departamento de Historia. Centro de Estudios Históricos; Argentina
Fil: Stallaert, Christiane. Universiteit Antwerp; Bélgica. Katholikie Universiteit Leuven; Bélgica
Materia
GENDERED BOUNDARIES
LATIN AMERICAN MIGRANTS
PAID DOMESTIC WORK
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Male domestic workers and gendered boundaries among Latin American migrants in Brussels
title Male domestic workers and gendered boundaries among Latin American migrants in Brussels
spellingShingle Male domestic workers and gendered boundaries among Latin American migrants in Brussels
Pérez, Inés
GENDERED BOUNDARIES
LATIN AMERICAN MIGRANTS
PAID DOMESTIC WORK
title_short Male domestic workers and gendered boundaries among Latin American migrants in Brussels
title_full Male domestic workers and gendered boundaries among Latin American migrants in Brussels
title_fullStr Male domestic workers and gendered boundaries among Latin American migrants in Brussels
title_full_unstemmed Male domestic workers and gendered boundaries among Latin American migrants in Brussels
title_sort Male domestic workers and gendered boundaries among Latin American migrants in Brussels
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pérez, Inés
Stallaert, Christiane
author Pérez, Inés
author_facet Pérez, Inés
Stallaert, Christiane
author_role author
author2 Stallaert, Christiane
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv GENDERED BOUNDARIES
LATIN AMERICAN MIGRANTS
PAID DOMESTIC WORK
topic GENDERED BOUNDARIES
LATIN AMERICAN MIGRANTS
PAID DOMESTIC WORK
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.4
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Based on ethnographic research conducted in Brussels, this article analyses gender-based constructions in relation to paid domestic work. We focus our attention on Latin American migrants who, unlike migrants from other regions, come from societies where paid domestic work has been the main occupation of women throughout the twentieth century, where it was strongly shaped by a colonial legacy. We identify two main tropes within the discourse of our informants regarding this kind of work: the ‘(gendered) professional’ and the ‘(domestic) worker’. In our analysis, particular attention is given to the participation of men in paid domestic work within the context of migratory experiences.
A partir de una investigación etnográfica realizada en Bruselas, este artículo analiza las construcciones de género relacionadas con el trabajo doméstico remunerado. Focalizamos la mirada en migrantes latinoamericanos, quienes, a diferencia de migrantes de otras regiones, provienen de sociedades donde el trabajo doméstico remunerado ha sido la principal ocupación para las mujeres durante el siglo XX, fuertemente marcada por una herencia colonial. Identificamos dos tropos centrales en el discurso de nuestros informantes sobre dicho trabajo, el ‘profesional (generizado)’ y el ‘trabajador (doméstico)’. Merece atención particular en nuestro análisis la participación de los varones en el trabajo doméstico remunerado en el marco de experiencias migratorias.
Fil: Pérez, Inés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Humanidades. Departamento de Historia. Centro de Estudios Históricos; Argentina
Fil: Stallaert, Christiane. Universiteit Antwerp; Bélgica. Katholikie Universiteit Leuven; Bélgica
description Based on ethnographic research conducted in Brussels, this article analyses gender-based constructions in relation to paid domestic work. We focus our attention on Latin American migrants who, unlike migrants from other regions, come from societies where paid domestic work has been the main occupation of women throughout the twentieth century, where it was strongly shaped by a colonial legacy. We identify two main tropes within the discourse of our informants regarding this kind of work: the ‘(gendered) professional’ and the ‘(domestic) worker’. In our analysis, particular attention is given to the participation of men in paid domestic work within the context of migratory experiences.
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