Latin american migrant women in masculinised jobs in santiago: Recognition and intersectionality

Abstract

This article analyses how migrant women who work in masculinised jobs in Santiago experience social relationships and interactions. Its focus is gender justice and women’s recognition within the work environment based on Axel Honneth's Theory of Recognition and the theoretical discussion of intersectionality from an Anglo and Latin American perspective (Galaz et al., 2019; Troncoso et al., 2019; Espinoza, 2016; Curiel, 2014; Lugones, 2005 and Crenshaw, 1989). The qualitative methodology is based on in-depth interviews with some of the women in question. The main result of the study showed that migrant women experience gender injustices related to the cultural appraisal of their specific capacities for success offered to them in masculinised work environments. The type of gender injustice that occurs in masculinised jobs is experienced differently when other forms of oppression intersect (such as nationality or social class). We observed both a lack of recognition and how the tools of resistance generated by migrant women operate.