Buch
Monografie
Women and change at the U.S.-Mexico border : mobility, labor, and activism
Herausgegeben von:
Mattingly, Doreen J.
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Tucson, Ariz.:
Univ. of Arizona Press
,
2006
,
231 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Frauensolidarität | Wien |
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| Herausgegeben von: | Mattingly, Doreen J.; Hansen, Ellen R. |
| Jahr: | 2006 |
| Maße: | 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 0816525285 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| In the face of the ironic juxtaposition of free trade and limited mobility, this book takes a look at women on both sides of the border to portray them as active participants in the changing structures of life, often engaging in political struggles. The contributions examine environmental and socioeconomic conditions on the border as they shape and are shaped by both daily life at the local level and the global economy. The contributors focus on issues related to migration, empowerment, especially reflecting shifts in womens consciousness in the workplace, and political and social activism in border communities. The chapters consider a broad range of topics, such as the changing gender composition of the maquiladora work force over the past decade and border womens non-governmental organizations and political activism. In most of the studies, both sides of the border are considered to provide insights into differences created by an international boundary and similarities produced by cross-border interactions. The contributions show the border region to be a dynamic social, economic, cultural, and political context in which women face both obstacles and opportunities for change, and make clear the important role that women play in shaping the border region and their own lives. Contributors: Elizabeth Maier (The unsettling, gendered consequences of migration for Mexican indigenous women), Ellen R. Hansen (Women's daily mobility), Norma Ojeda (Abortion), Susan Tiano (Maquiladoras), Ana Bergareche (Work participation), Doreen J. Mattingly (Domestic service and international networks of caring), Rebecca Dolhinow (Mexican women's activism in the New Mexico Colonias), Irasema Coronado (Women leaders at the border), Silvia López Estrada (Border women's NGOs and political participation in Baja California), Patricia Manning with Janice Monk and Catalina Denman (Academics' activism). | |
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