The transfer of class and ethnic group inequalities among women: the caring jobs

Abstract

The concentration of non-EU immigrant women in «caring jobs» indicates a triple labour discrimination —based on social class, gender and ethnic group— in the receiving society. The article gives a general overview of the position of non-EU immigrant women in the Spanish labour market, from the analysis of «reception context», taking into consideration the influence of institutional factors and, particularly, the structure of the labour demand. The adoption of a gender perspective throughout the analysis evidences patriarchal relationships and the transfer of reproductive work among women from different social class and ethnic group.