2024-03-07 20:06:34
Within the framework of International Women’s Week, the Educational Economics Laboratory of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana has revealed alarming data about the situation of school-age women who perform tasks related to home care and who, unfortunately, They are not paid.
According to the Dane National Time Use Survey, it has been identified that eight out of every 10 women, aged between 10 and 17, are engaged in unpaid domestic or care work in the country. These figures represent more than 7.1 million women in Colombia who carry out these activities without receiving financial compensation.
The tasks performed by this population include caring for people at home, whether they are under five years old, older adults, sick people or people with disabilities, as well as transporting household members to health centers or educational institutions, among others. responsibilities.
According to the Quality of Life Survey, of the 2.9 million Colombians between 12 and 17 years old who declared that they perform domestic or household work, 1.5 million are women, representing 65.7% of this population. Worryingly, approximately one in 10 of these girls is not receiving formal education.
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The study also highlights that, among the main reasons that prevent this sector of the population from accessing formal education, are the lack of money or educational costs (with 19%), the time dedicated to household chores ( with 15.6%), and the lack of interest in studying (with 13.2%).
Finally, of the 1.5 million women between 12 and 17 years old who perform household chores, information has been recorded on the educational level of 144,563 of them. Among this group, 49.9% indicated that their highest level of schooling is basic secondary education, followed by 27.6% with secondary education and 19% with basic primary education.
The Pontificia Universidad Javeriana highlights that, despite the efforts made since the previous decade, it is imperative to address the national regulations on the Care Economy (Law 1413 of 2010) to recognize and value unpaid work, ensuring its inclusion in the Care System. National Accounts of the country.
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