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home > fellows' stories > fall 1999 > mexico

More Mexican Women Enter Workforce

by Carrie Kahn, Fall 1999 IRP Fellow
Reprinted with permission of National Public Radio, MORNING EDITION

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Mexico - January 3, 2000 -- Carrie Kahn reports from Mexico on the changes that have occurred in Mexican society, as millions of women enter the workforce. Experts believe the recent downturns in the economy have forced many Mexican families to become dependent on two incomes.

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