Género, relações de poder e mercado de trabalho: estudo de caso das mulheres vendedoras no Mercado central da Baixa da Cidade de Maputo

Abstract

The theme “Gender, power relations and the labor market: case study of women salespeople in the central market of downtown Maputo”; analyzes and tries to explain the state of power relations between husband and wife when both are inserted in the formal labor market. According to Matabele (2005), the entry of women in the labor market is growing at a time when development policies point to the gender perspective. This approach arises to resolve situations that have placed and put women at a disadvantage since it currently accounts for the majority of the national population and the highest poverty rates fall on them. Considering that research in the area of ​​gender and particularly with regard to decision-making processes, are more comprehensive and, in the majority, they focus on the space political and leaving aside aspects related to power, which are established in the family space, and the impact that economic phenomena have on relations between spouses. Research takes as target group married women and their spouses who are in the central market sector of downtown Maputo. We take as hypothetical-deductive research methods and the semi-structured interview as a data collection technique. The basic argument of the research is that the entry of women into the labor market influences the power relations of women as they, through their income, cooperate in making decision-making and the definition of strategies for the solution of family problems (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)