Gender Transitions Along Borders: The Northern Borderlands of Mexico and Morocco (Gender in a Global/Local World)

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. Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Contributors -- Series Editors' Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: A Feminist View of Borders -- Part I Gender And Borders: Theoretical Aspects -- 1 Global Borders: A Gender Interpretation -- 2 Work, Family, and Gender Relations on the Northern Border of Mexico -- Part II Work and Family in Global Companies -- 3 Women's Work in Northern Morocco: Emancipation or Exploitation? 4 The Symbolic Place of Female Workers in the Borderland Export Industry: The Case of Morocco -- 5 A Comparison of Family Cultures among Migrants with Work Experience in Export Processing Industries in Mexico and Morocco -- Part III Sexuality and Sexual Violence -- 6 Young Women in Tijuana and Growing Cohabitation Rates -- 7 Being a Homosexual Woman in the Borderlands: Stories Told by Couples Living in Matamoros -- 8 The Bodies of the Trafficked -- Part IV Women's Resistance and Collective Action 9 Associations, Gender, and Feminism in Tangiers: A Reflection on the Current Conditions of Political Change Taking Place in the Arab World -- 10 The Factor X Experience: Women with a Dark Soul -- References -- Interviews -- Index Pt. 1. Gender and borders : theoretical aspects -- pt. 2. Work and family in global companies -- pt. 3. Sexuality and sexual violence -- pt. 4. Women's resistance and collective action Edited By Marlene Solís. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.