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The International Migration of Women

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dc.contributor.authorMorrison, Andrew R.
dc.contributor.authorSchiff, Maurice
dc.contributor.authorSjöblom, Mirja
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-31T21:05:52Z
dc.date.available2012-05-31T21:05:52Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractWomen now account for nearly half of all international migration. Theoretical and empirical models that omit gendered determinants and impacts of migration are missing key elements of the story. Women's roles in destination labor markets and in remittance flows-to cite just two examples-are crucial to understanding the development impacts of international migration. This volume surveys the state of our knowledge and provides new research on the gendered determinants and impacts of migration and remittances as well as on the patterns of labor market participation of women migrants. It also sketches a road map for future research on gender and international migration. This research on women and international migration illustrates the type of analytical work that can shape policies to economically empower women migrants as well as women left behind by male migration. It is authors' hope that such analysis will lead to policies that boost productivity, raise incomes, and improve welfare in both sending and receiving countries. This volume addresses several issues. The introductory chapter provides an overview of the volume; it includes a description of methodology, data, main results, and conclusions from the six remaining chapters. The second chapter reviews the existing research on gender and international migration and can be considered a starting point for the remaining chapters. The third chapter focuses on the gendered determinants of migration and remittances in rural Mexico, an important sending country. The following two chapters (chapters 4 and 5) address the impact of migration and remittances on sending countries and provide analysis of household- level data from Ghana and Mexico. Chapter 6 turns to the labor market participation and performance of female migrants in a major destination country, the United States. The volume concludes with a forward-looking chapter that summarizes the major findings, links those to migration policy, and outlines some of the important research and policy issues that need to be addressed in the future.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/8864440/international-migration-women
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-7227-2
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-7227-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6804
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank and Palgrave Macmillan
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS
dc.subjectBENEFITS OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectBIASES
dc.subjectCASE STUDY
dc.subjectCENSUSES
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectCOUNTRIES OF DESTINATION
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT RESEARCH GROUP
dc.subjectDISTRICTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVELS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectEQUALITY
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUP
dc.subjectETHNIC MINORITIES
dc.subjectETHNIC MINORITY
dc.subjectETHNICITY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFIRST GENERATION
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGLOBAL COMMISSION
dc.subjectGLOBAL COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHOSPITAL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN POPULATIONS
dc.subjectIMMIGRANT
dc.subjectIMMIGRANT WOMEN
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION LAW
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION REFORM
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW
dc.subjectINTERVIEWING
dc.subjectINTERVIEWS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLEGAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMEDIA
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANT-SENDING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION PROCESS
dc.subjectMIGRATION STATISTICS
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectMINORITY HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectMINORITY POPULATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL SURVEYS
dc.subjectNATIONALS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectOPEN MARKETS
dc.subjectPOPULATION ASSOCIATION
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENSUS
dc.subjectPOPULATION ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOPULATION RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOTENTIAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectQUESTIONNAIRE
dc.subjectQUESTIONNAIRES
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectRECEIPT
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESEARCH METHODS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRETURN MIGRATION
dc.subjectSAMPLE SIZE
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROBLEMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectSOCIETY
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectSTANDARD ERRORS
dc.subjectSTRATIFIED SAMPLING
dc.subjectSURVEY COST
dc.subjectSURVEY DESIGN
dc.subjectSURVEY METHODOLOGIES
dc.subjectSURVEY METHODOLOGY
dc.subjectSURVEY RESEARCH
dc.subjectSURVEY RESULTS
dc.subjectSURVEY SAMPLING
dc.subjectSURVEYING
dc.subjectTELEVISION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTV
dc.subjectUNDERESTIMATES
dc.subjectUNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectUNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectWAR
dc.titleThe International Migration of Womenen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2010-05-19
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/8864440/international-migration-women
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid673051468328175051
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-7227-2
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000020953_20071210115624
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum8864440
okr.identifier.report41788
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2007/12/10/000020953_20071210115624/Rendered/PDF/417880PAPER0Mi101OFFICIAL0USE0ONLY1.pdfen
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.topicCulture and Development::Anthropology
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Analysis
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Small Area Estimation Poverty Mapping
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
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