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

Figures & data

Map 1. Monterrey metropolitan zone. Location and Municipalities included in the metropolitan zone.

Map of the Monterrey metropolitan zone. Location of the State of Nuevo Leon in the Mexico (top left corner) and the 13 Municipalities included in the metropolitan zone in grey.

Map 2. Rates of retention and expulsion working women in the MMZ.

Map of Monterrey Metropolitan Zone showing the rates of Retention and Expulsion of the working women per municipality.

Map 3. Marital status. Women working outside their residential municipality. Range: 10–50%.

Maps of Monterrey Metropolitan Zone showing destinations who attracted more than 10% (up to 50%) of the municipal employment rate, using two categories – Married / Single – for the variable Marital Status. For each arrow, the colour yellow represents the origin and the dark blue the destination.

Table 1. Percentage of Retained (Ret) and Expulsion (Exp) working women (ww) by marital status, by municipality.

	Married (12,414 ww)		Single (9937 ww)
	Ret	Exp	Ret	Exp
Apodaca	61%	39%	61%	39%
Cadereyta	94%	6%	88%	12%
Carmen	71%	29%	71%	29%
García	39%	61%	29%	71%
Escobedo	47%	53%	43%	57%
Guadalupe	58%	42%	55%	45%
Juárez	34%	66%	26%	74%
Monterrey	87%	13%	84%	16%
Salinas Victoria	67%	33%	61%	39%
San Nicolás	55%	45%	43%	57%
San Pedro	69%	31%	76%	24%
Santa Catarina	57%	43%	54%	46%
Santiago	86%	14%	84%	16%
Average	63%	37%	59%	41%

Table 2. Percentage of Retained (Ret) and Expulsion (Exp) working women (ww) by number of children, by municipality.

	1 child (3873 ww)		2 children (4753 ww)		3 or more children (6396 ww)
	Ret	Exp	Ret	Exp	Ret	Exp
Apodaca	55%	45%	64%	36%	68%	32%
Cadereyta	90%	10%	92%	8%	96%	4%
Carmen	78%	22%	73%	27%	72%	28%
García	30%	70%	39%	61%	48%	52%
Escobedo	44%	56%	44%	56%	51%	49%
Guadalupe	53%	47%	58%	42%	65%	35%
Juárez	23%	77%	34%	66%	41%	59%
Monterrey	85%	15%	85%	15%	89%	11%
Salinas Victoria	62%	38%	63%	37%	70%	30%
San Nicolás	44%	56%	53%	47%	60%	40%
San Pedro	77%	23%	67%	33%	70%	30%
Santa Catarina	54%	46%	51%	49%	62%	38%
Santiago	80%	20%	87%	13%	92%	8%
Average	60%	40%	62%	38%	68%	32%

Map 4. Number of children. Women working outside their residential municipality. Range: 10–50%.

Maps of Monterrey Metropolitan Zone showing destinations who attracted more than 10% (up to 50%) of the municipal employment rate, using three categories – 1 child / 2 children / 3 or more – for the variable Number of Children. For each arrow, the colour yellow represents the origin and the dark blue the destination.

Table 3. Percentage of Retained (Ret) and Expulsion (Exp) working women (ww) by age of the youngest child, by municipality.

	0–9 years old (7468 ww)		10–17 years old (3774 ww)		18 years old or more (3494 ww)
	Ret	Exp	Ret	Exp	Ret	Exp
Apodaca	63%	37%	63%	37%	61%	39%
Cadereyta	93%	7%	93%	7%	95%	5%
Carmen	75%	25%	70%	30%	79%	21%
García	39%	61%	40%	60%	46%	54%
Escobedo	47%	53%	46%	54%	47%	53%
Guadalupe	57%	43%	59%	41%	65%	35%
Juárez	34%	66%	30%	70%	40%	60%
Monterrey	87%	13%	87%	13%	87%	13%
Salinas Victoria	60%	40%	69%	31%	81%	19%
San Nicolás	45%	55%	59%	41%	62%	38%
San Pedro	75%	25%	71%	29%	67%	33%
Santa Catarina	56%	44%	55%	45%	60%	40%
Santiago	87%	13%	91%	9%	86%	14%
Average	63%	37%	64%	36%	67%	33%

Map 5. Age of the youngest child. Women working outside their residential municipality. Range: 10–50%.

Maps of Monterrey Metropolitan Zone showing destinations who attracted more than 10% (up to 50%) of the municipal employment rate, using three categories – 0–9 / 10–17 / 18 or more – for the variable Age of the Youngest Child. For each arrow, the colour yellow represents the origin and the dark blue the destination.

Map 6. Map of Monterrey Metropolitan Zone showing destinations who. relation to the head of the household. Women working outside their residential municipality. Range: 10–50%.

Maps of Monterrey Metropolitan Zone showing destinations who attracted more than 10% (up to 50%) of the municipal employment rate, using three categories – Wife / Daughter / Head of family – for the variable Relation to the Head of the Household. For each arrow, the colour yellow represents the origin and the dark blue the destination.

Table 4. Percentage of Retained (Ret) and Expulsion (Exp) working women (ww) by relation to the head of household, by municipality.

	Wife (10,322 ww)		Daughter (6541 ww)		Head of Household (3666 ww)
	Ret	Exp	Ret	Exp	Ret	Exp
Apodaca	60%	40%	61%	39%	59%	41%
Cadereyta	94%	6%	89%	11%	90%	10%
Carmen	72%	28%	71%	29%	66%	34%
García	39%	61%	29%	71%	38%	62%
Escobedo	46%	54%	42%	58%	48%	52%
Guadalupe	58%	42%	56%	44%	56%	44%
Juárez	34%	66%	28%	72%	27%	73%
Monterrey	87%	13%	83%	17%	85%	15%
Salinas Victoria	68%	32%	65%	35%	62%	38%
San Nicolás	56%	44%	39%	61%	55%	45%
San Pedro	68%	32%	58%	42%	69%	31%
Santa Catarina	57%	43%	57%	43%	50%	50%
Santiago	86%	14%	79%	21%	95%	5%
Average	63%	37%	58%	42%	62%	38%

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in Repositorio Tec: ‘Base de datos analizada. Muestra censal 2010’ at https://repositorio.tec.mx/handle/11285/641532.