Brechas de género en el mercado de trabajo neuquino Un análisis comparado a partir de la Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH) Total Urbano

Abstract

A large number of studies promoted by Feminist Economics analyze gender inequalities in
paid labor markets and show that women participate less and/or are inserted in worse
conditions than men. First, the inequality suffered by women is explained by the asymmetric
distribution of care work. As these activities are carried out mainly by women, they have less
time to dedicate to professional development, work outside the home, among other activities.
Second, the gender wage gap is also explained by the dynamics of discrimination and the
logic of the market itself. In this case, segregation is associated with the exclusion of women from certain occupations, and their concentration in those that tend to have poor working
conditions and low pay.
In Neuquén, the official data available accounts for these inequalities. However, the empirical
studies in general focus on national results and, to a lesser extent, on those found at the
regional level, in the Neuquén-Plottier agglomeration. The recent publication of the total
urban Permanent Household Survey (EPH-INDEC), allows us to observe results for the urban
population of the entire province. The main purpose of this work is to analyze the forms of
labor insertion of women compared to men in the paid labor market of the province of
Neuquén during the year 2019, and to compare the results with those found at a national level.
In particular, the following categories are studied: job insecurity, horizontal and vertical
segregation, glass ceiling, sticky floor and wage gaps.