Economic crises and resilience strategies of women – a case study from the Portuguese northern inland
Data
2014
Autores
Silva, Pedro Gabriel Gonçalves Pedro More...
Gonçalves, Herminia Julia de Castro Ferna...
Sacramento, Octavio José Rio do
Título da revista
ISSN da revista
Título do Volume
Editora
Resumo
This paper presents the outline of a research based in four case studies of women facing social vulnerability and economic grievances in the district of Vila Real (Portugal). These cases offer an heterogeneous picture of the constraints that affect women threatened by precarious, underpaid, informal and seasonal jobs, a condition worsen by the lack of employment opportunities and increased personal responsibility over the household and dependent kin. Identifying the strategies these women use to overcome the difficulties is a major objective of the paper as well as understanding the role of informal family and community solidarities.
Descrição
Palavras-chave
poverty , gendered exclusion , economic crises , life histories , conditional incom