Gender, work and migration in a context of risk: the case of the female entrepreneurial peasants of Oaxaca

Authors

  • Alfonso Mejía Modesto Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
  • María Elena Figueroa Díaz Centro de Investigación en Geografía y Geomática “Ing. Jorge L. Tamayo”

Keywords:

Migration, female work, risk society, gender

Abstract

Mexican rural societies are going through the contradictions of the second modernity without having benefited from the first phase of this period. These circumstances have created a context of risk and a lack of stability for both, men and women, where new forms of gender relations are emerging in jobs, migration y marriage. The article reports on a study carried out with a sample of the female population of one of these rural societies. Among the main results, it was found that women’s lives are facing contradictions and their autonomy is undergoing slow progress, along with a disenchanted attitude towards marriage and the family. This is prompting a cultural change, where women are more centered in the economy than traditional values.

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Published

2013-09-01

How to Cite

Mejía Modesto, A., & Figueroa Díaz, M. E. (2013). Gender, work and migration in a context of risk: the case of the female entrepreneurial peasants of Oaxaca. Espiral Estudios Sobre Estado Y Sociedad (eISSN: 2594-021X), 20(58), 171-213. Retrieved from http://espiral.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/EEES/article/view/344

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 58: Espiral 58 (september-december 2013)

Section

Sociedad

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