To inspire confidence in others, Paola Andrea Gutiérrez, who was born without her right arm, started posting videos in Spanish on TikTok and other social platforms like Facebook and Instagram.
While domestic workers have suffered immensely due to COVID-19, low wages and discrimination, Gutiérrez maintains a positive outlook.With more than 112,000 domestic workers in Florida, 9 in 10 are women, according to a recent study by the Florida Policy Institute, a local nonprofit organization. Of those, Latinas represent 46% in the cleaning and care industry. The study also found that immigrants are overrepresented in domestic work, with at least 3 in 5 workers in those jobs.
Gutiérrez jokes about her broken English and the reactions of some people when they see her mopping floors or cleaning mirrors with one arm. Sometimes people don’t see her personal sacrifice, she said, and the desire to get ahead.Gutiérrez was born in Medellín, in northwestern Colombia, under tough conditions and poverty. The region was filled with drug lords and guerrillas.
She spent most of her childhood with her late grandmother, Susana, learning to be confident and independent. They talked about the unique challenge she faced. “As a child you don’t understand why people talk about you, or look at you in a different way, especially when they don’t know you as a human being,” Gutiérrez said. “At the end of the day it’s a good life lesson because you learn to be thoughtful.”“She was my inspiration, the woman that showed me the way to be strong and reshaped the perception of my condition,” Gutiérrez said. “She told me: ‘You can do whatever you want. Nothing is impossible, believe and you will see.
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