Gender and Reproductive Labor Migration in Asia, 1960–2000

Malhotra, Ragini Saira; Misra, Joya; Leal, Diego F.

doi:10.1080/00207659.2016.1163989

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“…In contrast, in other regions, male predominance has risen slightly since 1990. In Western Asia, which includes the Gulf States, demand for less skilled and skilled male labour has been strong even though female domestic workers are also in demand (Malhotra et al, 2016). Thus, the number of female migrants may have increased in absolute terms while relatively declining, a distinction which should be taken into account in the discussion on the feminization of migration (Vause & Toma, 2015).…”

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Gender and Migration: An Introduction

Christou

Kofman

2022

IMISCOE Research Series

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Why has it been important to incorporate gender relations into our understanding of migration processes and to engender migration research? The need to do so does not only stem from the fact that women globally make up just under half of international migrants. Gender is one of the key forms of differentiation within societies which interacts with other social divisions such as age, class, ethnicity, nationality, race, disability and sexual orientation. The drivers of migration impact on women and men differently. Women and men circulate distinctively, whether it be between rural and urban areas, intra-regionally or globally. Labour markets are often highly segregated and the possibility of women and men crossing borders may also be restricted or opened up through gendered discourses, practices, and regulations governing the right to move and under what conditions. Migration may in turn change gender relations within households and in the community and impact on gendered and sexual identities.

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Gender and Migration: An Introduction

Christou

Kofman

2022

IMISCOE Research Series

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“…The right to family reunification offered in these regions is one of the reasons increasing the number of female migrants. To the contrary, male dominance has risen slightly in Western Asia where the demand for less skilled and skilled male labour is on the rise since 1990s (Malhotra et al, 2016).…”

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A critique of gender‐blind migration theories and data sources

Bircan

Yilmaz²

2022

International Migration

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Despite this being the era of migration, no systematic theory of international migration has emerged, nor is there an academic or political agreement on ways in which migration is a ‘gendered’ process. Both theoretically and as inputs in the policy‐making process, gender‐blind approaches have actually rendered the gender dimension of migration more or less invisible. Through an in‐depth examination of the place of gender in the key theories of migration and relevant sources of data, the paper seeks to take stock of how these theories treat this dimension and investigate the cross‐sectional challenges in uncovering gender in international migration data. It, therefore, provides a critical review of both theory and data by shedding much‐needed light on their neglect of the gender aspects. Our findings based on a conceptual review of the literature and a case study based on Eurostat data on migration drivers demonstrate that migration theories and statistics typically equate gender with sex, which limits our ability to develop a comprehensive understanding of how complex gender dimensions shape the migration process. Moreover, given the extent to which existing data and theories overlook the intersectionality between the drivers of migration and diversity within migrant groups, this gap in knowledge presents an obstacle to gender‐responsive migration governance. In light of this, the paper discusses priorities for ‘gendering’ international migration research. We argue that in addition to improving accuracy and coverage of sex‐disaggregated statistics on international migration, both regular and irregular, it is crucial to develop quantitative as well as qualitative indicators to monitor the gender dimension in this area.

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Gender, Migration, and Development: Theoretical Focus

Ferdous

2024

International Perspectives on Migration

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Gender and Reproductive Labor Migration in Asia, 1960–2000

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Cited by 10 publications

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Gender and Migration: An Introduction

Gender and Migration: An Introduction

A critique of gender‐blind migration theories and data sources

Gender, Migration, and Development: Theoretical Focus

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