La construcción de sentidos de identidades étnico-raciales se ha vuelto cada vez más compleja en un contexto global que desde un discurso oficial se fomenta la diversidad cultural, pero que, en la práctica, perpetúa discursos y estructuras sociales racistas. Este fenómeno es especialmente relevante entre las poblaciones afrodescendientes en América Latina. Uno de los lugares donde ha emergido un notable proceso de construcción y transmisión identitaria afrodescendiente es el pueblo de Yapatera, en la región de Piura, Perú. Este estudio se centra en analizar el proceso de construcción de la identidad étnico-racial de las mujeres jóvenes yapateranas. Durante los últimos 40 años, el pueblo de Yapatera se ha (auto)reconocido como afrodescendiente y ha desarrollado estrategias para transmitir esta identidad entre sus habitantes. Hoy en día, las mujeres jóvenes de Yapatera se...

Policies and strategies for the recognition of ethnic identities in Latin American countries are increasingly constant and massive. Among these are self-identification questions in population management instruments, for example, those that include variables such as ethnic identities and the categories used to name them. Within this context, the 2017 Peruvian census is recognized as one of the first and main massive tools used to quantitatively measure the number of individuals who identified with certain ethnic categories and analyze their specific living conditions. The question on ethnic self-identification, however, presented biases, confusion, and concerns. The case of Afro-descendant identities was surrounded by debates and controversies, which led to both personal and public reflections. In this essay, through a review of specialized bibliography, the question of ethnic self-identi...

Racism is a current problem that generates structures of violence and structural inequality; it directly affects the individual experiences and quality of life of afro-descendant individuals. One of the ways in which this system expressed itself is in labor discrimination. Within the workplace, aesthetic categories such as “good presence” are often used to justify discrimination against individuals who, supposedly, do not fit into a professional climate. This article’s objective is to reflect on the experiences of labor discrimination against young Afro-Peruvian professionals because of their afro-curly hair in Metropolitan Lima. From the dialogue with the interviewees, it was found that the rejection of people with afro-curly hair in work spaces occurs implicitly and explicitly. This is based on stereotypes and prejudiced attitudes, and results in discrimination, which ends up rep...

Racism is a current problem that generates structures of violence and structural inequality; it directly affects the individual experiences and quality of life of afro-descendant individuals. One of the ways in which this system expressed itself is in labor discrimination. Within the workplace, aesthetic categories such as “good presence” are often used to justify discrimination against individuals who, supposedly, do not fit into a professional climate. This article’s objective is to reflect on the experiences of labor discrimination against young Afro-Peruvian professionals because of their afro-curly hair in Metropolitan Lima. From the dialogue with the interviewees, it was found that the rejection of people with afro-curly hair in work spaces occurs implicitly and explicitly. This is based on stereotypes and prejudiced attitudes, and results in discrimination, which ends u...

Racism is a current problem that generates structures of violence and structural inequality; it directly affects the individual experiences and quality of life of afro-descendant individuals. One of the ways in which this system expressed itself is in labor discrimination. Within the workplace, aesthetic categories such as “good presence” are often used to justify discrimination against individuals who, supposedly, do not fit into a professional climate. This article’s objective is to reflect on the experiences of labor discrimination against young Afro-Peruvian professionals because of their afro-curly hair in Metropolitan Lima. From the dialogue with the interviewees, it was found that the rejection of people with afro-curly hair in work spaces occurs implicitly and explicitly. This is based on stereotypes and prejudiced attitudes, and results in discrimination, which ends u...