Comparison of time use between young and middle-aged indigenous women and men by marital status and education level
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indigenous peoples, time poverty, unpaid work, time use, gender inequalityAbstract
The objective of this research is to identify possible variations in the time that young and middle-aged indigenous men and women dedicate to activities such as household goods production, food preparation, house cleaning, laundry, and childcare, while contrasting these with their marital status and educational level. This is a quantitative study that employs data obtained from the 2021 National Time Use Survey, conducted by Mexico's National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), using generalized linear models. The results show that indigenous women, compared to indigenous men, experience greater time poverty. Women who reported being married or in common-law relationships devote significantly more time to tasks such as collecting firewood, carrying water, making tortillas, preparing food, cleaning the house, and caring for children. In contrast, men spend less time on these activities, revealing a stark inequality in the distribution of domestic and labor responsibilities within indigenous communities. The study concludes that it is necessary to raise awareness of unpaid work in indigenous communities to highlight the real challenges faced by women and girls, who suffer from time poverty, making it more difficult for them to access other areas that would enable their personal growth.
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