(Universidad Icesi, 2019-08-01) Pineda D., Javier A.
Based on the conceptual turn of care that has taken place in the last decade in Latin
America, this article presents, for the Colombian case, the increasing commodification
of care activities and argues that this process has not only been highly feminized but has
also led to new forms of devaluation of care and women’s work. In general, this process is
evidenced in the domestic service of paid care in family and, specifically, in the work of
institutionalized care of the elderly, based on both quantitative and qualitative sources.
