Nineteenth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Abstract

Mobility has been one of the many strategies that humans use to survive and create new opportunities for their livelihood. Nevertheless, the destination and origin of migrants have changed drastically in this century due to globalization and the capitalism of the economy, creating areas of expulsion and attraction that reflect the inequalities of the groups that migrate. One of the many reasons why people migrate is inequality which leads to a lack of opportunities in everyday life. Inequalities have been reproduced for centuries in Latin American countries, particularly in Mexico. The results, among others, are poverty and marginalization in large areas, including the countryside where many people decide to move to the cities in search of a better lifestyle, but instead, they must face a hostile place that discriminates against them. Furthermore, they struggle to adapt and find a way to earn a living without many qualifications. Particularly difficult when we talk about women and/or indigenous women. This paper is exploratory research that analyzes this topic from an intersectionality, gender, and qualitative perspective. The intersectionality approach gives us the opportunity to make visible the inequalities that intersect in their lives and emphasizes the role of women of color, indigenous, and mestizo women in the fight against discrimination and inequalities from a perspective that recognizes and respects their differences. Considering that race, ethnicity, origin, and gender intersect, they generate inequalities that reproduce and reflect vulnerability in their livelihoods.