IN THE CROSSROADS OF DECISIONS: WORK AND FAMILY PATHS OF WOMEN ON THE PATH TOWARDS CONCILIATION

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.5584142416045

• Palavras-chave: trabajo-familia, itinerarios de vida, políticas públicas, estilos de vida de las mujeres, decisiones de género

• Keywords: trabajo-familia, itinerarios de vida, políticas públicas, estilos de vida de las mujeres, decisiones de género

• Abstract:

  A way to see the transformation of a woman's life is through the study of life itineraries. These are considered historical events, economic, demographic, social and cultural changes and define the way in which they shape or configure the lives of women (Blanco, 2011). Each change allows for different ramifications or styles in the way you live. To develop this investigation, we took a battery of questions about itineraries of the Guzmán-Raya brain drain questionnaire (2020) from which, through the participation of women from Guanajuato, Mexico (n=1,028), different ramifications were generated up to achieve 6 itineraries. Within the results there is a statistically significant association (chi 2 =0.000, gl=3; chi 2 =0.000, gl=6; chi 2 =0.005, gl=9) to categorize the reasons that women die to leave or do one pause in the labor market and life itineraries. The results confirm that exiting the labor market is mainly based on situations considered personal, followed by conciliation reasons, market concerns and finally public policies. However, many of these personal situations can be modified with the creation of policies that allow improvements in work and personal support issues, as well as family-work reconciliation will reduce its impact on women deciding to leave the labor market.