Roles y desafíos que viven las madres cabeza de hogar en la actualidad, en la Cooperativa Cotranal pertenecientes a la ciudad de Cúcuta
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2025
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Peñaloza Galvis, Carmen Leticia
Mendoza Sandoval, Paula Daniela
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Ediciones Universidad Simón Bolívar
Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales
Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales
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Las madres cabeza de hogar enfrentan una situación difícil marcada por el exceso de demandas, el cansancio físico y emocional, y la falta de reconocimiento social e institucional. En la cooperativa COTRANAL, en Cúcuta, esta problemática se intensifica por las condiciones del sector transporte, caracterizado por jornadas extensas, horarios cambiantes y escaso apoyo organizativo.
Estas mujeres desempeñan roles formales como despachadoras, secretarias, vendedoras o contratistas, mientras asumen el cuidado de sus hijos y las labores domésticas. Su jornada comienza muy temprano y finaliza tarde, sin tiempo para el descanso o la recreación. Aun así, demuestran compromiso y gran capacidad de adaptación.
El propósito de esta investigación es analizar las funciones y dificultades de las madres solteras que laboran en COTRANAL, dentro de un entorno con múltiples demandas laborales, sociales y familiares. Este fenómeno refleja un cambio creciente a nivel local y nacional: el aumento de familias lideradas por mujeres, con implicaciones sociales, económicas y culturales. El estudio se desarrolló desde un enfoque histórico-hermenéutico, con metodología cualitativa y diseño fenomenológico, que permitió explorar las experiencias subjetivas de estas mujeres mediante la recolección de datos no cuantitativos centrados en los significados que atribuyen a su vida cotidiana.
La muestra estuvo conformada por ocho trabajadoras, todas madres cabeza de hogar. Los resultados muestran que la mayoría depende del apoyo de familiares cercanos, principalmente sus madres, mientras otras carecen de redes de ayuda, lo que las deja en una situación de alta vulnerabilidad emocional y práctica.
Single mothers face a difficult situation marked by excessive demands, physical and emotional exhaustion, and a lack of social and institutional recognition. At the COTRANAL cooperative in Cúcuta, this problem is exacerbated by conditions in the transport sector, which is characterized by long working hours, changing schedules, and little organizational support. These women perform formal roles as dispatchers, secretaries, saleswomen, or contractors, while also taking care of their children and performing domestic tasks. Their workday begins very early and ends late, leaving them no time for rest or recreation. Even so, they demonstrate commitment and a great capacity for adaptation. The purpose of this research is to analyze the roles and difficulties of single mothers working at COTRANAL, within an environment with multiple work, social, and family demands. This phenomenon reflects a growing change at the local and national levels: the increase in female headed households, with social, economic, and cultural implications. The study was developed from a historical-hermeneutic approach, with qualitative methodology and phenomenological design, which allowed us to explore the subjective experiences of these women by collecting non-quantitative data focused on the meanings they attribute to their daily lives. The sample consisted of eight workers, all of whom were single mothers. The results show that most of them
Single mothers face a difficult situation marked by excessive demands, physical and emotional exhaustion, and a lack of social and institutional recognition. At the COTRANAL cooperative in Cúcuta, this problem is exacerbated by conditions in the transport sector, which is characterized by long working hours, changing schedules, and little organizational support. These women perform formal roles as dispatchers, secretaries, saleswomen, or contractors, while also taking care of their children and performing domestic tasks. Their workday begins very early and ends late, leaving them no time for rest or recreation. Even so, they demonstrate commitment and a great capacity for adaptation. The purpose of this research is to analyze the roles and difficulties of single mothers working at COTRANAL, within an environment with multiple work, social, and family demands. This phenomenon reflects a growing change at the local and national levels: the increase in female headed households, with social, economic, and cultural implications. The study was developed from a historical-hermeneutic approach, with qualitative methodology and phenomenological design, which allowed us to explore the subjective experiences of these women by collecting non-quantitative data focused on the meanings they attribute to their daily lives. The sample consisted of eight workers, all of whom were single mothers. The results show that most of them
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Genero, Feminismo, Triple jornada, Jefatura femenina, Desafíos, Roles
