Por amor, por dinheiro? Trabalho (re)produtivo, trabalho sexual e a transformação da mão de obra feminina

Abstract

The present article reflects upon the concepts of work and womens' work in the light of classic Marxist feminist analyses. It seeks to problematize these categories, beginning with a conversation that took place during ethnographic fieldwork, thinking about what sex work means within the historical a current context of the market for women's labor. We situate sex work as a variant of reproductive work which still provokes great controversy among significant portions of "progressive" social movements and also among conservative religious sectors, complicating its recognition as a legitimate occupation. We explore some of the possible reasons why sex work, almost alone among the traditional reproductive labor "done out of love", still generates so much discomfort among such heterogeneous political and social groups.

Nostalgia for enslavement relations in discourses about (but not from) housemaids

“…There is a historic division of labor, which has been socially constructed and linked to the social relations between genders. This division predates the capitalist system of production itself, as it ended up benefiting from it by taking advantage of the sexual division of labor that preceded it, which, in turn, linked women to their reproductive function for the social sphere (Rubin, 1993, Silva & Blanchette, 2018. This led to a different dynamic, with the late insertion of such women in the formal labor market, compared to men.…”

“…The incorporation of the categories of class and race in this context helps to understand the reasons that have led to such internal division, as the outcomes and insertions in the scope of labor were and have remained distinct, considering historical forms of differentiation in the access to capital and a society that was established through the enslavement of a certain social group. Indeed, most domestic workers in Brazil are Black (Silva & Blanchette, 2018).…”

Corpografías divergentes: las ciudades deseadas y las prohibidas en las experiencias travestis (Brasil)

“…Sin embargo, son protagonistas de la construcción de un espacio urbano moderno, que no fue proyectado para la circulación de trabajadoras sexuales que liberan perfumes, fluidos 16 En Brasil, el tema de la raza marca mucho los estereotipos de género y de sexualidad, sobre todo en lo que respecta a las mujeres, pero no lo trataré en este artículo. Destaco las investigaciones de Ana Paula da Silva (2011Silva ( , 2015Silva ( , 2017, que ha estudiado los procesos que cruzan raza y género para entender las imágenes sobre las prostitutas brasileñas y el tráfico sexual.…”

Autocuidado na perspectiva de trabalhadoras sexuais para prevenção e enfrentamento à pandemia do SARS-CoV-2

“…Para as teóricas feministas progressistas, o trabalho sexual é entendido como uma atividade laboral consentida e deve ser regulamentada a fim de garantir os direitos trabalhistas e proteção/amparo legal do Estado, além de acesso aos serviços de saúde livre de estigmas, respeito à dignidade humana e segurança pública [9][10][11][12][13][14] . Durante a pandemia, tais mulheres, têm recebido subsídios e apoio de outras instâncias da sociedade, como sindicato das trabalhadoras do sexo e Organizações Não Governamentais (ONG) [15][16][17] .…”