In Spain, the role of women within trade unions is little known. The purpose of this article is to describe the asymmetrical position of many women with respect to that of men in different facets of the life trajectory, that is, in the reproductive, productive and trade union work. It particularly analyzes the expressions of these inequalities in women who opted for professions in the field of social welfare and trade unionism, in the specific areas of health, education and social services. Traditionally feminized spaces and professions, in which their equivalence is not shown in the affiliation and leadership of trade union organizations. With the intention of understanding these manifestations, life history is used under the qualitative approach, a technique that allows transcending individual narratives to a collective experience. During the analysis, in which their biographies are tr...

In Spain, the role of women within trade unions is little known. The purpose of this article is to describe the asymmetrical position of many women with respect to that of men in different facets of the life trajectory, that is, in the reproductive, productive and trade union work. It particularly analyzes the expressions of these inequalities in women who opted for professions in the field of social welfare and trade unionism, in the specific areas of health, education and social services. Traditionally feminized spaces and professions, in which their equivalence is not shown in the affiliation and leadership of trade union organizations. With the intention of understanding these manifestations, life history is used under the qualitative approach, a technique that allows transcending individual narratives to a collective experience. During the analysis, in which their biographies are tr...

In Spain, the role of women within trade unions is little known. The purpose of this article is to describe the asymmetrical position of many women with respect to that of men in different facets of the life trajectory, that is, in the reproductive, productive and trade union work. It particularly analyzes the expressions of these inequalities in women who opted for professions in the field of social welfare and trade unionism, in the specific areas of health, education and social services. Traditionally feminized spaces and professions, in which their equivalence is not shown in the affiliation and leadership of trade union organizations. With the intention of understanding these manifestations, life history is used under the qualitative approach, a technique that allows transcending individual narratives to a collective experience. During the analysis, in which their biographies are tr...