The masculinization of the Mexican maquiladoras

Tamar Diana Wilson
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Tamar Diana Wilson: University of Missouri-St. Louis, Condominiums Aloha 301E, Paseo San Jose s/n, San Jose de los Cabos 23448, BCS, Mexico; Tel.: +52-114-40585. tamardiana@yahoo.com

Review of Radical Political Economics, 2002, vol. 34, issue 1, 3-17

Abstract: Men's involvement in the maquiladora labor force has increased more than 17 times between 1975 when men constituted 21.7 percent of the non-technician, non-management workers, and 1995 when men constituted 40.9 percent of the maquila workers. Is this occurring because the dearth of "maquila grade" female labor is fueling a more heterogeneous maquiladora labor force? Or is it that the proliferation of maquiladoras involves more plants with jobs traditionally typed as "masculine"? Or, is it possible that "docile, nimble-fingered" males have made their appearance on the labor market? This paper will attempt to answer these questions.

Keywords: Maquiladora labor; Feminization; Border Industrialization Program (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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