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Investigación económica
Print version ISSN 0185-1667
Inv. Econ vol.60 n.234 Ciudad de México Oct./Dec. 2000
Artículos
Horarios largos y cortos: qué puede aprender Norteamérica de Europa?
Long hours and short hours: what can north america learn form Europe?
* Profesora Asociada de Economía, Richard Stockton College, PO Box 195, Pomona, NJ 08240-0195, Estados Unidos, tel. (609) 652-4629, e-mail: figartd@stockton.edu
** Profesora Asistente en División de Ciencias Sociales y de la Conducta de Estudios Generales, Richard Stockton College, PO Box 195, Pomona, NJ 08240-0195, Estados Unidos, tel. (609) 748-6085, e-mail: mutarie@loki.stockton.edu
Mediante arquetipos europeos hemos identificado cuatro regímenes de horario de trabajo, diferenciados según el grado de flexibilidad en el horario y la equidad de género. Comparamos esos arquetipos con tres países de Norteamérica: México, Canadá y Estados Unidos. Los países norteamericanos han adoptado prácticas de horario de trabajo que inhiben el progreso hacia la equidad de género. En sus regí menes liberales de flexibilización del horario de trabajo los horarios largos son comunes, especialmente para los trabajadores de género masculino. Las mujeres que quieren combinar el trabajo asalariado con trabajo no remunerado se concentran en trabajos de medio tiempo. Las reducciones en la semana de trabajo estándar son una mejor solución a largo plazo para alcanzar la equidad de género en el mercado de trabajo y la redistribución del trabajo doméstico.
Using archetypes from Europe, we identify four Work Time Regimes, differentiated according to the degree of flexibility in work hours and gender equity. These archetypes are compared with three North American countries, Mexico, Canada, and the United States. The North American countries have adopted flexible work time practices that inhibit progress toward gender equity. In these Liberal Flexibilization Work Time Regimes, long hours of work are common, especially for male workers. Women who want to combine paid and unpaid labor are concentrated in part time jobs. Reductions in the standard work week are a better long-term solution for achieving gender equity in the labor market and the redistribution of domestic labor.
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Recibido: Noviembre de 1999; Aprobado: Marzo de 2000
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