Women Professionals in the Obscurity: Roles, Responsibilities and Emotional Costs in Accounting in Colombia
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This article analyses the work of women in essential but often unrecognised roles within organisations. A quantitative methodology involving a survey of 1,106 women and men employed in accounting in Colombia in 2022 was employed. Women in the labour market can easily find employment, either as employees or freelancers, and they strive to achieve job and personal stability. They perform operational tasks that are important for individuals and organisations, yet they receive little social recognition for their work. Additionally, women juggle multiple roles in their daily lives and, alongside their core responsibilities, take on additional tasks delegated by managers or colleagues, which intensify at certain times of the year. Future studies should aim to elucidate the positive and negative factors influencing women's professional performance. As their operational activities and multiple roles are not visible, women receive little professional recognition. For women, practising their profession involves performing operational tasks and taking on multiple roles with heavy workloads in a job market with few opportunities for advancement and deep inequalities.
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