Resumen

RIVAS C, Yelitza C.. The Office of Being a Woman. Experiences in 18th Century Caracas. Revista Venezolana de Economía y Ciencias Sociales [online]. 2006, vol.12, n.3, pp.143-152. ISSN 20030507.

Abstract The author considers sexual difference a social construct that generates different social representations related to an individual’s status in society and his/her appropriate social roles. In late 18^th century Venezuela, the highly-stratified nature of society facilitates the identification of mechanisms of male domination (main labor force, public life) and the subordinate status of women (in the intimity of family life dedicated to the role of mother, wife, daughter, sister, etc.). This article examines the social mechanisms prevalent in colonial Caracas to legitimate the predominance of one gender over the other

Palabras clave : Gender; Women; Family; 18th Century; Caracas-Venezuela.