"Trabajar en casa de familia". Mujeres indígenas migrantes en el empleo doméstico en Panamá

Abstract

This  paper  is  a  preliminary  analysis  of  the  results  of  a  research  project  on  indigenous   women   migrants   to   the   province   of   Panama.   Domestic   work   is  one  of  the  occupations  in  which  the  greatest  numbers  of  indigenous  women  are concentrated.  The deficient working conditions they face are related to gender inequality  and  ethnic  discrimination  in  the context of migration. We analyze this phenomenon in order to understand the potentialities of migration as a factor for change  in  ethnic  and  gender  identities  and,  more  precisely,  its  relation  to  the  empowerment and autonomy of migrant indigenous women.