Preliminary Findings

Learning Task Oxfam in Colombia

June 25, 2012

Approx 6.7

h/sem

Approx. 21 h/sem

ColombiaThe work of women in the home, community and business

WomenWomen

Unpaid care work in the

home

Unpaid care work in the

home

Community Work

Unpaid Agriculture

work for markets

Unpaid Agriculture

work for markets

Unpaid Agriculture

work for consumption

Work in the homes of

others, 1,6 hr/wk

Community service

4.8 hrs/wk

Unpid Agriculture work Unpid Agriculture work

Care of people in homes of others 1,3

hrs/wk

Work and care of people in the

home 31,3 hrs/wk

Community Activities 4.6

hrs/wk

Work in the business

Approx 8.3

hrs/wk

Areas to Negotiate

redistribution of work

Less time for village

responsibilities such as funerals,

wedding

Working at the production center producing 300

brushes a day

Relatives and husband look after older people, making sure they have their meals,

bathing them

Sphere Activity Means Who to negotiate with? How?

HOME

-Wash clothes-Tidy house-Care of children and older adult

-Redistribution of tasks

-older children-siblings-parents

-agreements

FARM

Milking cows

Obtain mechanical milking machine

-State -Private Sector-auto-Investment (1)

-Advocacy-Request to Alpina -Loan

Medio para transportar leche al acopio

-State -Private Sector-auto-Investment

Advocacy-Request to Alpina-Loan

Mejora vías terciarias (2)

-State-Lobbying

-Advocacy

Crops Minga (3) -Grupo de mujeres -Agreement

ColombiaÁreas en donde las mujeres quieren reducir cargas

Areas to Negotiate

redistribution of work

Less time for village

responsibilities such as funerals,

wedding

Working at the production center producing 300

brushes a day

Relatives and husband look after older people, making sure they have their meals,

bathing them

Ámbito Actividad Medio ¿Con quién se gestiona o negocia? ¿Cómo?

COMUNITARIO

Tasks imposed by Council

Women do not believe there is a possiblity for any negotiation, we have asked them to reflect more on this.

Tasks imposed by public programme

Formal request for flexibility (less hours) or for exemption

With local funtionaries of public programme

-Letter-Formal Conversation

ColombiaAreas where women can reduce workload

Areas to Negotiate

redistribution of work

Less time for village

responsibilities such as funerals,

wedding

Working at the production center producing 300

brushes a day

Relatives and husband look after older people, making sure they have their meals,

bathing them

ColombiaFactors that increase women's negotiating power

1. Demonstrative effect of a successfull business*

2. Increase in income

4. Knowledge on behalf of men as to how to carry out household tasks (proffesionally) **

3. Self-awareness/ Self-esteem that it is fair and possible to renegotiate

Areas to Negotiate

redistribution of work

Less time for village

responsibilities such as funerals,

wedding

Working at the production center producing 300

brushes a day

Relatives and husband look after older people, making sure they have their meals,

bathing them

ColombiaReflexions about factors that increase women´s negotiating power

1. Women have decided not to renegotiate in all areas or spheres. They evaluate the viability, ability and the willingness of other family members in the home to take on other roles and tasks. Some renegotiate only in tasks related to the farm.

2. Some changes relate to ADAPTATION rather than NEGOTIATION. As women are absent in the home, family members take on in a “spontaneous manner” some tasks associated with the “survival” of the home.

ColombiaGAMM proposal. (dis)Enabling Environment and Market Services for Agency of Women

ASMEMPAT

Markets services

Natural resoucesComercial practices

Infrastructure

Consumer needsNorms for quality

Producers

FinancesProduction

(dis)Enabling Environment

Business andLaboratories

tradersSuppliers & producers

Consumers & Producers

TransportBusiness Development

- -

Home*

-Access to credit for women is scarce and difficult-Women strengthen their capacities for accounting, systems, and trading -Women obtain credit from some providers

•No recognition of capacities•Previous experiences not prosperous

•Large workloads in home, farm and community-Association not legalized -little competence

-High demand for products

-Deficient means of transport

-Need for tecnical assistence and means of

production

ColombiaGAMM proposal. (dis)Enabling Environment and Market Services for Agency of Women

Market Services

Natural Resources Commercial /trading practices

InfrastructureConsumer needQuality Norms

Producers

Production

(dis)Enabling Environment

Consumers

TransportBusiness development

- -

Home

•No recognition of capacities•Previous experiences not prosperous

•Large workloads in home, farm and community

Access to credit for women is scarce and difficult-Women strengthen their capacities for accounting, systems, and trading -Women obtain credit from some providers

Business ASMEMPAT

-Association not legalized -little competence

-High demand for products

-Deficient means of transport

-Need for tecnical assistence and means of

production