In the three locations, women counted with the traditional figure of man as the family economic provider, although, in some of them, they were really the main breadwinner, however, his participation was not recognized not even valued because the activities they realized to increase or complement the family income, were considered by them as an extension of their daily activities at home, among them, catalog sales was one of the most common, making tamales or other food, or as domestic workers, sometimes performing activities hidden from their partners.
En las tres localidades, las mujeres contaban con la figura tradicional del varón como proveedor económico de la familia, aunque algunas de ellas, realmente eran el principal sostén económico, no obstante, su participación no era reconocida ni valorada porque las actividades que realizaban para incrementar o complementar los ingresos familiares eran consideradas por ellas mismas como extensión de sus actividades diarias en el hogar, entre las que destacaron las ventas por catálogo, la elaboración de tamales u otros alimentos o como trabajadoras domésticas, actividades que a veces realizaban a escondidas de sus parejas.