Reproductive work as a limitation for working women in Monterrey, Mexico

Monterrey Metropolitan Zone (Mexico) is characterised by industrial activity and its proximity to the border with the US. In 2010, its 13 municipalities provided infrastructure and services that allow people to live, work or rest, but also a specific function (housing, work, or leisure) due to the prevalence of one of these, impacting the daily life of the population by gender. This article explores the relationship between travel distance to work and reproductive work for working women. Using data by the Extended Questionnaire of the Census Sample of the 2010 Population and Housing Census, home-work commuting routes were mapped at the municipal level, combined with four variables of reproductive work. Our study demonstrates that as the reproductive work increases for working women, they experience spatial segregation since they cannot travel as far as the ones with lower reproductive work because they are expected to take care of the reproductive work.

墨西哥蒙特雷大都市区（Monterrey Metropolitan Zone）以工业活动发达且毗邻美国边境为显著特征。2010年，该区域下辖的13个市镇构建了可供居民居住、工作或休憩的基础设施与服务体系，同时因某类功能（居住、工作或休闲）的主导性而承载专属职能，并由此按性别维度对居民日常生活产生差异化影响。本文探讨了在职女性的通勤距离与再生产劳动（reproductive work）之间的关联。本研究依托2010年人口与住房普查（2010 Population and Housing Census）抽样调查扩展问卷的数据，以市镇为空间单元绘制职住通勤路线，并结合四项再生产劳动相关变量开展分析。研究结果表明，在职女性承担的再生产劳动越多，越易面临空间隔离问题：由于需要履行再生产劳动相关职责，她们的通勤距离往往低于再生产劳动负担较轻的群体。