Femininity construction during the industrialization process in Lota: a revision of the newspaper “La Opinión” (1924-1962)

Abstract

The Industrialization process in the coal mining industry in Lota transformed the dynamics between bosses and employees, generating new relationships with the female gender beyond the workspace. This research analyzes the construction of the female gender identity in Lota through the discourse given by the Compañía Minera e Industrial de Chile in the local newspaper “La Opinión”. The main purpose of this investigation is to understand the production of this press medium through an industrial paternalism logic in order to review it and define whether it was a cultural discipline mechanism generated by Lota’s coal industry or not.