Abstract

MARTINEZ ALBA, María Guadalupe et al. Labor Violence by Gender Reasons in the Agricultural and Livestock Sector in Aguascalientes. Región y sociedad [online]. 2022, vol.34, e1539.  Epub Aug 01, 2022. ISSN 2448-4849.  https://doi.org/10.22198/rys2022/34/1539.

Objective: to evaluate the perception of gender-based violence among female workers in the agricultural sector in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Methodology: with a descriptive-cross-sectional study design, the 75 respondents were selected according to the non-probabilistic method. Results: among the women interviewed, 58.67% stated that they had been the object of or witnessed some sexist comment; while 25.33% confirmed having been the object of or witnessed sexual harassment (physical and/or verbal) within their work area. Limitations: the principal obstacle was the lack of empiric and scientific information related to labor-violence in the agriculture and livestock sector. Another limitation was that due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the surveys were conducted virtually. Value: gender inequalities in a little-studied economic and labor sector are known. Conclusions: the information presented shows that women workers identify and experience gender-based violence in their work space; it is necessary to make changes in the sector to ensure conditions of equity, safety and human dignity.

Keywords : agricultural and livestock sector; gender violence; gender perspective; Aguascalientes.

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