Women’s wages and subsistence family income in Mendoza (Argentina) at the beginning of the 20th century

Authors

  • Patricia Olguín INCIHUSA-CONICET, FCE-UNCuyo (Mendoza, Argentina)
  • Beatriz Bragoni INCIHUSA-CONICET, FD-UNCuyo (Mendoza, Argentina)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33231/j.ihe.2023.04.001

Keywords:

living conditions, women´s wages, subsistence family income, wage gap, N36, O14, I30

Abstract

This article aims to estimate women’s wages and their relative weight in the income of families in popular sectors in the expansive cycle of the Argentine economy and of the city of Mendoza in particular between the end of the 19th century and 1914. Specifically, it is intended to analyze the evolution and contribution of the wages of laundresses, seamstresses, cooks and ironers to the total income of cohabiting groups of diverse conformation, registered by the Second National Population Census of 1895. Likewise, the wage gap is examined in relation to men and women’s labor mobility in public institutions. Finally, counterpoints are established
with the wages of seamstresses and ironers employed in the City of Buenos Aires, taking into account some indicative prices of the cost of living (bread, meat and rent for a room) and the wage gaps related to male occupations, such as the unskilled building labourer.

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Published

2023-06-19

How to Cite

Olguín, P., & Bragoni, B. (2023). Women’s wages and subsistence family income in Mendoza (Argentina) at the beginning of the 20th century. Investigaciones De Historia Económica, 19(2), 105–123. https://doi.org/10.33231/j.ihe.2023.04.001