Indigenous women as rural domestic workers: Social exclusion in the urban area of Mérida Yucatán

This article analyzes the situation of social exclusion that rural indigenous women domestic workers currently living in the urban area of Merida, Yucatán. This analysis discusses the status of that group considering social exclusion on three basic aspects: cultural exclusion, economic exclusion and...

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Author: Rebelín Echeverría Echeverría
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2022
Country:México
Institution:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CIUDAD JUÁREZ
Repository:Nóesis. Revista de Ciencias Sociales
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:oai:erevistas.uacj.mx:article/964
Online Access:https://erevistas.uacj.mx/ojs/index.php/noesis/article/view/964
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Women
indigenous
domestic work
social exclusion
Mujeres
indígenas
trabajo doméstico
exclusión social
CIENCIAS SOCIALES
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Summary:This article analyzes the situation of social exclusion that rural indigenous women domestic workers currently living in the urban area of Merida, Yucatán. This analysis discusses the status of that group considering social exclusion on three basic aspects: cultural exclusion, economic exclusion and exclusion rights. The methodology of this study is qualitative interpretive phenomenological with semi structured interview technique. At the time, participated 12 rural indigenous women household per day (input output) employed. How to be a woman is discussed, being indigenous and domestic worker brings cumulative disadvantages in contemporary society.