Nicaraguan Housewives' Socioeconomic Profile

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to characterize the socioeconomic profile of Nicaraguan housewives and bethink their monetary contribution to national production. The statistics showed that housework, generally invisible and not valued, is women's responsibility. It was estimated that in monetary terms the wage bill of unpaid housework in Nicaragua would range between 8.0% and 22.1% of GDP. We conclude that, in spite of its relevance to national production, the place women occupy in society is determined by its role in the family, according to the gender stereotypes

Domestic Work; Gender; National Accounts; Public Policy