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FEMINISATION MIGRATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
  • Sociology of Women
DEF

[The increase in the number of women who migrate] independently rather than as members of a household and who are actively involved in employment.

OBS

The feminization of migration has led to the deskilling of highly qualified migrant women and gender-specific vulnerabilities in areas such as sex trafficking and domestic work. 

French

Domaine(s)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
  • Sociologie des femmes
DEF

Participation accrue des femmes à la migration[,] qui se déplacent de manière indépendante et non plus en relation avec leur position familiale ou sous l'autorité d'un homme.

OBS

La féminisation de la migration a donné lieu à une déqualification des femmes migrantes hautement qualifiées et à des vulnérabilités sexospécifiques telles que le trafic sexuel et le travail domestique.

Spanish

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