El trabajo flexible y la poca inversión en la educación de las mujeres en la frontera México-Estados Unidos

Autores/as

  • Gloria Ciria Valdéz Gardea El Colegio de Sonora
  • Anna Ochoa O'Leary University of Arizona
  • Norma González University of Arizona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22198/rys.2011.50.a23

Palabras clave:

trabajo flexible, inversión, educación, mujeres, frontera

Resumen

Durante los últimos 40 años, la industria fronteriza ha abierto oportunidades de empleo para las mujeres en la comunidad de Nogales, Arizona. La expansión del libre comercio, a través de los acuerdos entre México y Estados Unidos, ha agravado la inestabilidad económica mediante el uso flexible de la mano de obra, una práctica que cada vez da más cabida a las mujeres. En este artículo se presentan ejemplos de algunas dedicadas a la venta al por menor, y que además trabajan en maquiladoras. Los casos ayudan a destacar la relación entre el trabajo flexible, la reproducción de la unidad doméstica y la educación. Se argumenta que el aumento de oferta de empleo flexible complementa los mandatos socioculturales que hacen hincapié en el rol reproductivo de la mujer. Por lo tanto, la combinación de dichas ofertas y los preceptos culturales se oponen a la adquisición de educación, que proporcionaría mayor desarrollo del capital humano y estabilidad económica en el hogar.

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2011-01-01

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Valdéz Gardea, G. C., Ochoa O’Leary, A., & González, N. (2011). El trabajo flexible y la poca inversión en la educación de las mujeres en la frontera México-Estados Unidos. región y sociedad, 23(50). https://doi.org/10.22198/rys.2011.50.a23

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