Proposals and preliminary findings to an analysis of executive women in Mexico City

Abstract

This article discusses the initial findings reported from field work on the family, the educational and work trajectory of a small group of women employed in management positions in large companies in Mexico City. The aim is to contribute to the knowledge on a group of economic actors that, in the case of Mexico, has been scarcely analyzed: high-level executives. In this first approach I discuss some of the concerns and findings made on these new global actors who are now very common in large cities. I propose a definition which has been useful to me in carrying out this analysis but which, however, is susceptible to being modified during the course of the analysis. When approaching these economic actors I concern myself with their general characteristics and, by analyzing their trajectories, seek to grasp how they proceed towards a career in the corporate world; the problems these women face on their way up and their perception of the limits of how far they can go.