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Thesis TRABAJOS MASCULINIZADOS COMO FACTOR DE BAJA PARTICIPACION LABORAL FEMENINA EN CHILE: CASO PRÁCTICO(2018) Molina Cerda, Ana Karina; Departamento de Ingeniería Comercial; Fernández Padrones, LuisThe following study raises the hypothesis that masculinized jobs, an important factor in the reasons why women do not enter the job force in Chile.The masculinized jobs are those that have about 80% or more of men in their labor force. In Chile these items are: fishing, agriculture, manufacturing, mining, supplies and construction.To validate or refute the hypothesis, a survey is conducted of women who have job results in areas where there is an important male workforce. The question is addressed to the reasons, including the factor of masculinized works, taking into account that this type of items, so they have had experiences regarding physical and emotional conditions, activities and culture as such.The results indicate that the masculinized jobs are among the 3 most important reasons in conjunction with the reasons such as the care of family and children and the double working day (home and work).As a solution proposal, to work with equality in the masculinized items, a geologist vest for women is designed and made, with the aim of being incorporated into a company of the field and measuring its impact.As a final point of the dissertation, the market for personal protection elements is analyzed, with the objective of measuring the exposure of the elements of personal protection of women, as a niche not addressed in its entirety.
