Wage differences between shop assistants in Barcelona (1920-1930): A gender discrimination?
| Autor | María Jesús Espuny Tomás - Daniel Vallès Muñío |
| Cargo | Professor of Law - Associate professor of Law- History of Law and Institutions. Department of Public Law and Legal History Studies. Law School - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Páginas | 349-368 |
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WAGE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SHOP ASSISTANTS IN BARCELONA
(1920- 1930): A GENDER DISCRIMINATION?
Dr. Maria Jesús Espuny Tomàs- Dr. Daniel Vallès Muñío
Professor of Law - Associate professor of Law- History of Law and Institutions
Department of Public Law and Legal History Studies
Law School - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Abstract
With this paper, we want to show the situation of wage discrimination in women in a
sector at a specific time and in a particular institution in the commercial assistance of
Barcelona between 1920 and 1930, and we will do so by using documents issued by an
institution, the Comisión Mixta del Trabajo en el Comercio de Barcelona (hereinafter
the Joint Committee or Comisión Mixta).
By examining these documents, we will check whether such wage discrimination
existed in the early-20s. We will examine the opinions of the components of the
Comisión Mixta and see what arguments were used to justify such discrimination.
Nevertheless, thanks to these documents we will see how the debate on the injustice of
wage discrimination emerged and how, finally, some members of the Comisión Mixta
chose to denounce it. Even so, such discrimination still appeared in recent documents
reviewed by the Comisión Mixta in the late 20s, particularly in the determination of
minimum wages in commerce. It should also be considered that the recommendations of
the ILO advocated setting the principle of equal pay, as enshrined in the section on
labour rights of the 1919 Versailles Treaty.
With this, we want to show how fighting against gender pay discrimination was not
In fact, it was minor. This will help us better interpret the situation of women's work in
post-World War I Barcelona and its trade.
Palabras clave: Comisión Mixta del Trabajo en el Comercio de Barcelona, salarios,
mujer
Key words: Joint Committee on Work in Trade in Barcelona , salaries, women.
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Summary
1. Introduction
2. The Joint Committe on Work in Trade in Barcelona
2.1.Wage agreements of the Joint Committee and proposed wage increases of
CADCI
2.2.The perception of wage discrimination in the opinion of the members of the
Joint Commission and its chronological development
3. Conclusion
4. Bibliography
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