Shouldering the burden: how free trade affected the livelihoods of women in Mexico
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2019Author
Basciano, Tiffany
Berger, Anna
Canessa, Fernanda
Gamlin, Rachael
Martin, Danielle
Muramatsu, Karen Souza
Nations, Lisa
Sepulveda, Stephanie
Tyson, Catherine
Wilson, Miranda
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The case of working women in Mexico calls for an examination of trade law from a gendered human rights perspective in order to analyze the distribution of its benefits among different groups. Ultimately, this report aims to understand the intersection between trade, human rights, and women by looking through the lens of women who work in the maquiladora sector of Mexico.