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SOLLOVA, Vera. Industrialization, demographic change and feminine economic participation in the State of Mexico and Toluca City's Metropolitan Zone, 1970-2000. Pap. poblac [online]. 2008, vol.14, n.55, pp.201-235. ISSN 2448-7147.

The article explores the situation of feminine labor in the State of Mexico and the metropolitan zone linked to its capital. In the first place the characteristics of the labor market are analyzed, distinguishing the differences in economic participation between the employed population of men and women. Distribution by gender is shown in the diverse branches, occupations and ways of work, particularly in manufacturing industry and services; in the second place, the change of profile in the specific rates of workforce participation are also shown. In the period the article comprehends the process of workforce feminization and an important social change are observed.

Palavras-chave : feminine labor; population; urbanization; Toluca city metropolitan zone; State of Mexico.