ISBN-13: 9780415171441 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 344 str.
The subject of migration has traditionally been analysed through the lens of economic factors. The importance of adopting a gender sensitive perspective to academic work is now generally appreciated. This text contains chapters from a range of contributors who apply such a perspective to the study of migration in the countries of the developed world. Each chapter demonstrates how migration is highly gendered, with the experiences of women and men often varying markedly in different migration situations.
This book demonstrates how migration is highly gendered, with the experiences of women and men often varying markedly in different migration situations. The volume covers a wide range of migration issues and draws out the importance of gender issues in each area, including:
* dual career households
* regional migration patterns
* emigration from Hong Kong and Ireland
* elderly migration
* the migration decision-making process
* the costs and benefits attached to migration