By Ivonne Aristizabal.*
According to data from the National Statistics Institute (INE), 37.2% of households are headed by a woman. Of these, 60% work in the communal, social, and personal services sector, as well as in commerce, restaurants, and self-employment. One of the main barriers faced by women in the labor market is informality, with much higher rates than men. This situation is transferred to prisons in our country, where most women are heads of household. This article seeks to make visible the working conditions of women serving prison sentences in Buen Pastor, the main women’s penitentiary nationwide. The situation is serious and must be urgently addressed in Paraguay.