In recent decades, women living in border cities have taken on new roles and have become one of the most vulnerable population groups, experiencing the effects of the economic crisis of the early 21st century and the consequent increase in social inequality and violence. This situation is particularly evident for the northern borderlands of Mexico and Morocco. The geopolitical position of these regions is defined by their strong existing asymmetry with their neighbouring countries: the United States, in the case of Mexico, and the Mediterranean European countries, in the case of Morocco. This book contributes to the understanding of current changes in the workplace, in family, in sexuality and sexual violence within the setting of the borderlands.

Marlene Solís is currently a Researcher and Professor in the Department of Social Studies at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF). She holds a PhD in social sciences with a specialty in regional studies from COLEF, and a Master's in urban development from El Colegio de México (Mexico College).

Introduction A Feminist View of Borders, Marlene Solí; Part I Gender and Borders: Theoretical Aspects; Chapter 1 Global Borders: A Gender Interpretation, Natalia Ribas-Mateos; Chapter 2 Work, Family, and Gender Relations on the Northern Border of Mexicor, Silvia López Estrada; Work and Family in global Companies; Chapter 3 Women's Work in Northern Morocco: Emancipation or Exploitation?, Nadia Naïr, Zohra El-Khamlichi; Chapter 4 The Symbolic Place of Female Workers in the Borderland Export Industry: The Case of Morocco, Rosa María Soriano Miras, Antonio Trinidad, Kathryn Kopinak, Jenna L. Hennebry; Chapter 5 A Comparison of Family Cultures among Migrants with Work Experience in Export Processing Industries in Mexico and Morocco, Kathryn Kopinak, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, Rosa Ma. Soriano Miras, Antonio Trinidad, Jenna L. Hennebry; Part III Sexuality and Sexual Violence; Chapter 6 Young Women in Tijuana and Growing Cohabitation Rates, Norma Ojeda de la Peña; Chapter 7 Being a Homosexual Woman in the Borderlands: Stories Told by Couples Living in Matamoros, Oscar Misael Hernández-Hernández; Chapter 8 The Bodies of the Trafficked, Helena Maleno; Part IV Women's Resistance and Collective Action; Chapter 9 Associations, Gender, and Feminism in Tangiers: A Reflection on the Current Conditions of Political Change Taking Place in the Arab World, Mercedes Jiménez Álvarez; Chapter 10 The Factor X Experience: Women with a Dark Soul, Marlene Solís;