Los cuidados como determinante de la no migración de las mujeres

Resumen

International migration offers benefits for women. However, the feminization of care work, driven by gender social norms, acts as a barrier to their mobility. The paper analyzes how caregiving responsibilities in households with male migration in Mexico limit women’s ability to migrate. Using a quantitative approach, it applies a probit model with instrumental variable regression and data from ENADID 2023 to assess the impact of caregiving on female mobility. Factors such as marital status, age, ethnicity, income, access to health services, and working conditions are considered. The results show that feminization of care work, deeply rooted in gender norms, restricts women’s probability of migration. This study contributes to the literature on “women who are left behind” in international migration from a care perspective.