The Gender and Racial Construction of the Working Class: Temporary Mobility of Mexican Women Workers to the US and Canada

• Published in: Gender issues Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 47 - 64
• Main Authors: Jubany, Olga, Lázaro Castellanos, Rosa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.03.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agriculture; Capitalism; Colonialism; Exploitation; Gender identity; Gender Studies; Labor; Modes of production; Original Article; Racialization; Social Sciences; Sociology; Women; Workers; Working class; Canada; United States > US; Origin; Labour exploitation; Migrant workers; Racialisation; Precariousness; Temporary employment; Migration; Social hierarchies; Class; Gender identity; Women workers

Labour precariousness, notably manifested in the loss of formal jobs, stagnation of wages and labour uncertainty, has increased on a global scale. Previous explanations for precariousness have focused on flexible models of production, yet this approach has tended to overlook the fact that precarious...