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The Incorporation of Mexican Women in Seasonal Migration: A Study of Gender Differences

University of California, Berkeley

This article compares sex differences in migratory behaviors, work patterns and conjugal relations in a cohort of male and female immigrants who move seasonally between Mexico and the United States. Gender comparisons are made using survey data and information from in-depth group interviews. The findings indicate that among Mexicans immigration to the United States reinstates men's traditional roles as providers while making women assume non-traditional roles. Female role expansion, through employment in the U.S., strongly influences conjugal relations in the direction of more equality. In contrast, failure to enter the American labor force implies a role restriction resulting in a loss of autonomy for many immigrant women.

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 9, No. 3, 245-264 (1987)
DOI: 10.1177/07399863870093002


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