Towards the collectivization of care. La Mainada, an experience of shared parenting

Authors

  • Alejandra Araiza Díaz Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo. Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades
  • Robert González García Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo. Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/otra.2016.1019.04

Abstract

This article analyzes a very specific component of reproductive work that has to do with care. Specifically, the upbringing and education of children between 1 and 6 years of age. In the current scenario, the solutions often proposed to the players involved have to do with the role of the Market or the State in order to delegate to them the responsibility for the care and education of our children. Instead, experiences such as La Mainada – an organization of social participation and the case of study that we present here – point to selfmanagement and to sharing responsibilities for a collectivization of care.

Keywords: care, common good, cooperatives, feminist economy.

Author Biographies

Alejandra Araiza Díaz, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo. Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades

Profesora-Investigadora de Tiempo Completo. Área Académica de Ciencias de la Comunicación. Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo.

Miembro del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SNI), Nivel Candidata

Robert González García, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo. Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades

Profesor-Investigador de Tiempo Completo. Área Académica de Ciencias Políticas y Administración Pública. Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo.

Miembro del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SNI), Nivel I

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Published

2016-09-12

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 19 (2016): Volume X - Nº 19, 2nd semester/2016

Section

Social Solidarity Economy: Experiences and subjects

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