Reflections on care work: analysis of the experience of the "They do" program

Abstract

In this paper we will analyze the "Ellas hace" Program, organized by the Ministry of Social Development of the Argentine Nation and implemented in this country between 2013 and April 2018. This program was specifically aimed at women heads of household with three or more children and daughters in charge, or children with disabilities, or in situations of gender violence. We will carry out the analysis in light of the perspective of care, understanding that this is a key dimension when considering any public policy aimed at the social work of women (and, more specifically, women in vulnerable situations) in order to to identify the implicit assumptions and perspectives around the care work in particular, present in said program.

Keywords

• trabajo de cuidados
• género
• programa “ellas hacen”