Resumen

ANZORENA, Claudia. The State and the Sexual Division of Labor: Gender Relations Under the new Labor Market Conditions. Utopìa y Praxis Latinoamericana [online]. 2008, vol.13, n.41, pp.47-68. ISSN 1315-5216.

This article discusses the role of gender relations vis à vis the steps taken by the State to mitigate the social problems derived from the unemployment provoked by neoliberal policies. During the last decades, notwithstanding the transformations undergone by the labor market and the State, gender social relations apparently have not been deeply modified:  on the contrary, women are still considered the “natural” bearers of caregiving abilities, thus becoming the most apt managers of policies designed to mitigate the lack of subsistence resources.  Under current conditions, it seems that one of the ways to counter the market’s expulsive dynamics and to contain social conflict is to reinforce the place assigned to women in reproductive tasks, and their disadvantages in the labor market.

Palabras clave : Women; work; unemployment; social policies.