The Invisibility of Care in Rural Areas and Possible Solutions from a Gender Taxation perspective: Methodological Issues

Abstract

This paper will explore the methodology used in the research on long-term care from the perspective of law and, more specifically, from the perspective of financial and tax law developed as part of a project entitled "Gender equality in the rural and municipal environment of Extremadura: diagnosis and proposals", which also raises other issues that affect the well-being and life of rural women in Extremadura, such as gender violence, economic independence, transport, political participation, etc.

The field of care in rural Extremadura, both from the point of view of the women who provide care and of the women who receive care: women with disabilities, women in situations of dependency and women of the third and fourth ages, is profoundly feminised and requires not only a methodology appropriate to legal research, but also the introduction of a gender perspective. In this case, the design of the methodology must be adapted to cross-sectional legal research. It can be of a mixed nature if the researchers of the project so consider, and if this is what the research proposes in order to achieve the objectives set out.

Prior to the description of the methodology and the quantitative and qualitative instruments used, assessing in each case their relevance, the positive and negative aspects, and the obstacles that have been overcome; a more theoretical reflection will be made on the methodology applicable to legal science, where special attention will be paid to the inclusion of gender methodology in legal research.

It will end with concluding reflections on the analysis conducted, highlighting any issues prior to the design of the research.