Condiciones de vida de madres jóvenes y su actividad laboral

Abstract

This research work is carried out in order to determine the relationship between the living conditions of young mothers who are part of the Career of Social Work of the Technical University of Ambato and their work activity, know what are the possible causes and consequences and how they unfold within the family, work and educational environment. The statistics of young women who are unemployed in the world and in Ecuador are high, as well as a significant number of women who are in the informal sector and who do not have all the benefits of the law and women who are within unpaid household work. It was considered important to take into account the variables of living conditions and work activity since they are indispensable factors in the development of a young woman within the community. The information collected was obtained through the application of a structured survey applied to the 36 young mothers belonging to the Social Work career. This questionnaire is based on WHOQOL-100 and Q-Labors 56 validated instruments for the evaluation of living conditions and quality of life at work respectively, the results obtained have been analyzed for the verification of the hypothesis. The results achieved have indicated that there is a relationship between the living conditions and work activity of a young mother due to factors such as the satisfaction of basic needs.