@incollection{fdi:010084075, title = {{L}ocal transformations in {B}atallas ({B}olivia) and the "inexhaustible" capacity of women to sustain life}, author = {{F}arah, {I}. and {H}illenkamp, {I}sabelle and {R}uesgas, {G}. and {S}ostres, {F}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his chapter analyses the practices and representations of social reproduction and the role of solidarity in an indigenous, rural area marked by rapid socioeconomic transformation. {S}uch transformation, driven by multi-activity and multi-residence, increases social reproduction work provided by poor women and which is not absorbed by precarious public services or by proximity mutual aid networks in indigenous communities. {T}he naturalization of women as mothers and their weak recognition as producers and rights holders reproduces this situation. {M}ixed producers' associations contribute to the recognition of women as workers while women's associations help them building a common identity and voicing their problems, without, however, challenging the naturalization of reproductive work as feminine work. {P}easant unions, solidarity economy and feminist organizations entail blocking factors and facilitators of change.}, keywords = {{BOLIVIE} ; {ANDES} ; {LA} {PAZ} {DEPARTEMENT}}, booktitle = {{S}ocial reproduction, solidarity economy, feminisms and democracy : {L}atin {A}merica and {I}ndia}, numero = {}, pages = {119--143}, address = {{C}ham}, publisher = {{P}algrave {M}acmillan - {S}pringer}, series = {{G}ender, {D}evelopment and {S}ocial {C}hange}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.1007/978-3-030-71531-1_6}, ISBN = {978-3-030-71530-4}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084075}, }