Las familias y la responsabilidad de cuidado de la niñez y adolescencia: análisis de medidas administrativas sobre protección de derechos con perspectiva de género

Abstract

This current research analyzes the discourses about family and childhood care that can be found in the administrative proceedings of childhood protection. The bibliography that sustains this research comes from feminist authors who have questioned the institution of family and care dimensions such as the identity of the care giver, relationship between the care giver and the care needed, the cost of care, the space where care is given whether if its public or private and the nature of care. To obtain this, it was necessary to do documentary review of the files and also semi structured interviews with the professionals that work at the Junta Cantonal de Protección de Derechos where it was possible to find discourses and positions about care and gender roles from fathers and mothers attending this organization, as well as the recommendations issued by the technical team in the administrative process. This research founds the monolithic, conservative, sexist, age, microstructural, racist and heterosexist biases than can be found in civil, labor and children laws, in public politics related with care and also in the discourses from justice operators making women responsible to execute proper childcare regardless of the implications on the exercise of women such as work, education and recreation because of the care role that has been assigned for them