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48 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 2,095 Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • The study identifies the challenge of precarious labor conditions and the lack of social protections. The research highlights the difficulty in coordinating schedules with participants, particularly women with caregiving responsibilities. The paper recognizes the potential bias in the sample, with a subrepresentation of women with dependents.

    Vida y trabajo en tiempos de malestar: Una exploración cualitativa (2022-2023) · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies the challenge of addressing the structural contexts that influence the construction of symbolic borders. The study highlights the need to consider the complexity of the perspectives of migrant women. The paper suggests that policymakers and practitioners should address the precariousness and exclusion experienced by migrant women.

    Mujeres migrantes establecidas en Chile frente a la migración reciente: fronteras simbólicas defensivas y reflexivas · 2026 · DOI

  • The incorporation of migrant workers into the resin economy poses challenges related to inclusion, support, accommodation, and opposition. The study highlights the need to address these challenges through institutional arrangements and interaction between different actors.

    Los pinares de Babel: sociología política de la incorporación de trabajadores migrantes a la bioeconomía resinera · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies the challenge of passing from the symbolic and discursive plane to structural transformations. The encíclica's approach has been criticized for being moralizing and paternalistic, which may limit its impact. The paper highlights the need to superar un modelo de desarrollo basado en el extractivismo, la mercantilización de la naturaleza y la concentración del poder político y económico.

    A diez años de Laudato si’: impactos, desafíos y disputas en América Latina · 2026 · DOI

  • The increasingly changing and demanding work environments. The need for employees to be capable of continuous learning, rapid adaptation, and efficient performance. The importance of coaching style in promoting employee development and performance.

    Influencias del estilo coaching y los recursos personales en el desempeño laboral en grandes empresas peruanas · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies the challenge of understanding the complex relationship between desire, violence, horror, and transgression. It highlights the need to suspend utilitarian rationality to think about transgressive moments.

    Erotismo y violencia. Lecturas de la transgresión en G. Bataille · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in understanding the link between eroticism, violence, and transgression. It highlights the need to analyze literary works from a Bataillean perspective.

    Erotismo y violencia. Lecturas de la transgresión en G. Bataille · 2026 · DOI

  • the gap between the final result of scientific knowledge and the conditions that make it possible

    Sobre las condiciones del trabajo científico · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research can build on the paper's proposal for a new paradigm of communication. The authors suggest that further study is needed to understand the concept of utopia and its relation to communication. The paper's findings can be applied to other contexts, such as social and political movements.

    Estrategias y formas de comunicación en el seno de las fábricas recuperadas · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the concept of utopia and its relation to communication. The authors argue that the current communication models are insufficient for collective social relationships.

    Estrategias y formas de comunicación en el seno de las fábricas recuperadas · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies the need to analyze the experiences of workers in precarious conditions and their perceptions of social policies. The research gap is the lack of understanding of the complex relationships between work, life, and social policy in Argentina. The study highlights the importance of addressing the precarious labor conditions and the lack of social protections.

    Vida y trabajo en tiempos de malestar: Una exploración cualitativa (2022-2023) · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the literature, which tends to reduce the perspectives of migrant women to the reproduction of binary categories. The study highlights the need to consider the complexity of the perspectives of migrant women. The paper suggests that the literature neglects the interdependence of defensiveness and reflexivity in the construction of symbolic borders.

    Mujeres migrantes establecidas en Chile frente a la migración reciente: fronteras simbólicas defensivas y reflexivas · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in sociological studies on rural workers in South America. The study highlights the need for more research on the social and cultural aspects of rural workers. The paper aims to contribute to filling this gap.

    Um elefante na sala. Capitalismo e trabalhadores rurais no campo sul-americano · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the incorporation of migrant workers into the resin economy. The study highlights the need to analyze the sociological and political aspects of this incorporation.

    Los pinares de Babel: sociología política de la incorporación de trabajadores migrantes a la bioeconomía resinera · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of consideration of the social and relational aspects of remittances and care in the context of migration and development. The need to understand the transnational circulation of assets and care in the context of migration and development.

    Revisitando el nexo migración, género y desarrollo: corredores translocales y cadenas de cuidados entre Cabo Verde y Galicia · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should explore the factors that influence the settlement and permanence of immigrant populations in rural areas. Future research should analyze the impact of immigration on rural development and the potential of rural areas to provide opportunities for labor progress and family cohabitation.

    ¿Solo una estación de paso?: arraigo y trayectorias de progreso de la población inmigrante en el medio rural · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in the understanding of the relationship between immigration and rural development. The study notes that there is a lack of research on the potential of rural areas to provide progress trajectories for immigrant populations.

    ¿Solo una estación de paso?: arraigo y trayectorias de progreso de la población inmigrante en el medio rural · 2026 · DOI

  • Prior research has focused on the demographic and economic impacts of migration, but a more comprehensive understanding is needed. The governance of migration in rural areas is complex and involves different administrative levels and actors.

    “Mas allá de una caravana”: desentrañando la problemática de la inmigración en la España rural · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should continue to explore the impact of Laudato si' on socioambiental debates in América Latina. The concept of ecología integral should be further developed and applied in different contexts, including academic, social, and ecclesial settings.

    A diez años de Laudato si’: impactos, desafíos y disputas en América Latina · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the literature on the topic of work transformations and their impact on worker health. The study highlights the need for further research on the spatial determinants of health in the context of work transformations.

    NOVOS PADRÕES DE DESGASTES A SAÚDE DO TRABALHADOR BANCÁRIO: UMA ANÁLISE GEOGRÁFICA DO CUSTO INVÍSIVEL DA PRODUTIVIDADE · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper does not provide a comprehensive analysis of the causes of the territorial inequality in employment quality. The study is limited to the analysis of employment conditions in Chile.

    Desigualdades territoriales en las condiciones del empleo en Chile: una aplicación del Índice de Mejores Trabajos a nivel subnacional · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research could analyze the causes of the territorial inequality in employment quality. The study's methodology could be applied to other countries or regions. Further research could explore the relationship between employment quality and economic development.

    Desigualdades territoriales en las condiciones del empleo en Chile: una aplicación del Índice de Mejores Trabajos a nivel subnacional · 2026 · DOI

  • Further research could examine the impact of affective labor on workers' well-being. The paper suggests that future studies could explore the boundaries between labor and intimacy in other sectors. Additional research could investigate the ways in which workers' subjectivity is mobilized and constituted in different contexts.

    Trabajo afectivo y explotación: procesos de subjetivación en el sector de la hostelería · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of research on affective labor in the hospitality sector. The paper identifies a gap in the literature on the subtle forms of exploitation that can occur in the hospitality sector.

    Trabajo afectivo y explotación: procesos de subjetivación en el sector de la hostelería · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in existing research, highlighting the need for a deeper understanding of Gramsci's thoughts on capitalism and hegemony. The study notes that existing research has tended to focus on Gramsci's heterodox approach to Marxist theory, rather than his thoughts on exploitation and the body.

    Degeneración física y deterioro de la raza. El nodo cuerpo-explotación en la reflexión gramsciana sobre el industrialismo · 2026 · DOI

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