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Trayectorias invisibles: una aproximación cualitativa al sinhogarismo femenino en Tenerife

Authors: Rodríguez Villegas, Beatriz;

Trayectorias invisibles: una aproximación cualitativa al sinhogarismo femenino en Tenerife

Abstract

Introducción: El sinhogarismo femenino es una realidad invisibilizada en las políticas públicas y en los sistemas de atención social, generalmente definidos desde un enfoque masculino. Este estudio aborda, desde una perspectiva de género e interseccional, las experiencias de mujeres en situación de sinhogarismo en Tenerife, para comprender las barreras que enfrentan en su acceso a derechos y recursos. Metodología: Se trata de una investigación cualitativa basada en entrevistas biográfico-narrativas a ocho mujeres mayores de edad, seleccionadas mediante muestreo intencional. Las entrevistas, fueron grabadas, transcritas y analizadas mediante codificación temática con el software Atlas.ti, respetando criterios de rigor y principios éticos. Resultados: Los relatos evidencian trayectorias atravesadas por violencia de género, pobreza, migración, rupturas familiares y sinhogarismo oculto. Las participantes describen una atención institucional fragmentada y sin continuidad, así como una escasa respuesta a necesidades específicas como la salud ginecológica o el acompañamiento emocional. Se destacan estrategias de supervivencia en redes informales de apoyo y un fuerte impacto emocional. Discusión: El sinhogarismo femenino no se ajusta a las categorías estadísticas tradicionales y sus formas más comunes tienden a permanecer ocultas. Las mujeres enfrentan barreras específicas vinculadas al género y a su condición migratoria, y son revictimizadas por un sistema asistencial que carece de respuestas sostenidas y adaptadas. Conclusiones: El estudio visibiliza los vacíos institucionales en la atención al sinhogarismo femenino y subraya el valor del enfoque narrativo como herramienta para comprender las trayectorias de exclusión desde las voces de las propias protagonistas.

Introduction: Female homelessness remains an invisible reality within public policies and social care systems, which are generally structured around male-centered frameworks. This study addresses the experiences of women in homelessness in Tenerife from a gender and intersectional perspective, aiming to understand the barriers they face in accessing rights and resources. Methodology: This is a qualitative study based on biographical-narrative interviews with eight adult women, selected through purposive sampling. The interviews were recorded, transcribed, and thematically coded using Atlas.ti software, following criteria of methodological rigor and ethical principles. Results: The narratives reveal life paths marked by gender-based violence, poverty, migration, family breakdowns, and hidden homelessness. Participants report fragmented and discontinuous institutional care, with insufficient responses to specific needs such as gynecological health or emotional support. Informal support networks and survival strategies are common, alongside significant emotional impacts. Discussion: Female homelessness does not conform to traditional statistical categories, and its most common forms tend to remain hidden. Women face specific barriers linked to gender and migration status and are frequently revictimized by an assistance system that lacks sustained and tailored responses. Conclusions: The study sheds light on institutional gaps in the care of homeless women and emphasizes the value of narrative approaches as a tool to understand exclusion trajectories from the perspective of the women themselves.

Máster Universitario en Acción Humanitaria Sanitaria (M161)

74 p.

Country
Spain
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Narrativas de vida, Residential exclusion, Medicina, Institutional care, Migración, Revictimización, Violencia de género, Revictimization, Salud mental, Atención institucional, Life narratives, Gender-based violence, Female homelessness, Medicine, Mental health, Pobreza, Sinhogarismo femenino, Exclusión residencial, Poverty, Migration

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