La discriminación en las mujeres afroecuatorianas: el caso del colectivo ASOAFRO en la Universidad de Cuenca

Abstract

The research reveals whether discrimination exists, how it is perceived and embodied by women's racialized bodies, and how the university's ethical code acts to repel such unequal actions. The population sample is made up of a group of Afro-Ecuadorian women who work within the University of Cuenca, and who are subcontracted through the ASOAFRO Organization, to carry out cleaning tasks on the campuses of the University. The general objective was to analyze, based on the ethical code of the University of Cuenca, the spaces occupied by women in the collective in their work environment, in order to describe the discriminatory practices and discourses that are reproduced within the workplace; Through their experiences, the mechanisms and discriminatory forms experienced by women in this group are exposed. The methodology is qualitative with exploratory and ethnographic depth, the survey and semi-structured interview were used as tools. The information was analyzed through the categorization or dimensions that are expressed in the results and the critical interpretation in correspondence with the code of ethics. The results make visible the existence of discriminatory practices and acts within the community of the University of Cuenca, in different situations and circumstances, some more visible than others. The study also reveals their sense of belonging to the educational community, and to the organization that hires them.