Negotiating motherhood in the Colombian audio-visual industry: a matter of capital
Castano Echeverri, Alejandra and Correa-Gonzalez, Fabian Andres (2021) Negotiating motherhood in the Colombian audio-visual industry: a matter of capital. In: Media work, mothers and motherhood: negotiating the international audio-visual industry. Routledge. ISBN 9780367536015
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Although men and women seem to have a fairly equal career outlook in the Colombian audiovisual industries, there are implicit considerations about gender, maternal responsibilities, and capital background that constrain mothers' careers prospects. In this context, the most disadvantaged women do not run their own business or do not count on an advantageous cultural, social, or economic capital (Bourdieu, 1986) that allows them to find a balance between their personal and professional lives. The higher the position in the audiovisual production chain, the more undemanding their motherhood negotiations with work will be. On the contrary, the lower their role in the production chain, the more complex their negotiations will be. However, these negotiations and their outcomes depend on each mother's approach to motherhood.
Furthermore, to keep up with the demands from the audiovisual sector, mothers negotiate not only the time they devote to either work or family but also the public display of their maternal status. This is how masculine patterns of work and employment mark the local production culture revealed by this study. Women and mothers observe male labour approaches and practices to be taken as valuable members of the sector.
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