Sexual division of labor in Uruguay in 2007 and 2013. Trends in changes and permanence of gender inequalities

Abstract

This article seeks to show the trends of change or permanence, of gender inequalities in Uruguay between 2007 and 2013 based on the analysis of time spent by men and women in paid work, care, housework and volunteer work. This country has developed a series of public policies and incentives for changing gender relations that have not yet clearly impacted on the sexual division of labor. However, some aspects of unpaid work seem to be prone areas where modification emerges. The article seeks to answer the following questions: Are there trends change or stay in the sexual division of labor in Uruguay? What are the types of unpaid work in which changes are displayed? How gender inequalities are linked to the current social organization of care and gender relations in the workplace?