Wage work for females in the fruit and vegetable belt of Mar del Plata

Abstract

The purpose of this paper1 is to characterize female job placements in the fruit and vegetable job market of Mar del Plata, in which women's workforce appears as temporary. Wage work for females is very much present in both indoor and outdoor vegetable farming as well as in non-traditional fruit farming. Our research has enabled us to look into how and why these women enter the vegetable farming activity, as well as to identify the specific labor processes requiring their workforce, the modes of remuneration and the way this activity complements other economic activities. The gender perspective in labor participation analysis puts various work relations dimensions into play. With this approach, we try to examine women's participation in wage earning activities, exploring some of its organizational features