Transit Migration in Family Units: Central American Women in Contrast with Men; Migración en tránsito en unidades familiares: mujeres centroamericanas en contraste con hombres

Abstract

The purpose is to explore whether the type of migratory mobility of women and men registered by Emif Sur during the 2016-2019 period is related to specific sociodemographic conditions. Through a binomial logistic regression, the probability of traveling without the company of family members or acquaintances is modeled. For this purpose, this survey is used as it is the only one that registers the flow of returnees by Mexican authorities, as well as sociodemographic variables. The results show that having a Honduran nationality, being a woman and having children, increases the chances of displacement with a family member or acquaintance, in contrast to having Guatemalan or Salvadoran nationality, being a man, and not having children. The article provides empirical evidence on how women’s type of mobility is determined primarily by their family role.