Gender Transitions Along Borders (Gender in a Global/Local World)

ISBN 10: 147245569X / ISBN 13: 9781472455697

Published by Routledge, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gender Transitions Along Borders (Gender in a Global/Local World)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 147245569X
• ISBN 13: 9781472455697
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In recent decades, women living in border cities have taken on new roles and have become one of the most vulnerable population groups; experiencing the effects of the economic crisis of the early 21st century and the consequent increase in social inequality and violence. This situation is particularly evident for the northern borderlands of Mexico and Morocco. The geopolitical position of these regions is defined by their strong existing asymmetry with their neighbouring countries: the United States, in the case of Mexico, and the Mediterranean European countries, in the case of Morocco. This book contributes to the understanding of current changes in the workplace, in family, in sexuality and sexual violence within the setting of the borderlands, through various studies addressing the manner in which these transformations are interpreted and experienced by women in everyday life and in their individual and collective agency.

About the Author

Marlene Solís is currently a Researcher and Professor in the Department of Social Studies at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF). She holds a PhD in social sciences with a specialty in regional studies from COLEF, and a Master’s in urban development from El Colegio de México (Mexico College).