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Skilled Female Labour Migration

Women migrants now constitute almost half (49.6% in 2005) of all international migrants. The increase in female labour migration, i.e. of women moving in search of jobs, has caught the imagination of academics, the media and international and national policy makers across the globe. However, much of this attention has focused on migrant women who enter the lesser skilled sectors of the labour market, especially in work that is dangerous, dirty and low-paid. But this focus ignores the many other sectors of the labour market where women are also present, including the more skilled sectors. In this policy brief we aim to address this gap by highlighting the presence of skilled migrant women within migration streams. (Published 05/2009)

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The labour market

Women migrants now constitute almost half of all international migrants. This proportion has gone up from 46.6% in 1960. The increase in female labour migration, has caught the imagination of…

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Shedding light on skilled female labour migration

That skilled female labour migrants remain a relatively under-studied group has in part been to due with the fact that little data is available, especially in European states. In traditional countries…

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Issues facing skilled female migrants

Gender shapes the migration process in many different ways. In countries of origin gender discrimination in access to education can mean that fewer women than men have the ability to acquire the…

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Conclusion

The emphasis on migrant women in less skilled sectors of the labour market has obscured the significant presence of skilled migrant women in the labour market. As the majority of immigration receiving…

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References and Further Reading

Here you can find a list of references as well as further reading for the policy brief "Skilled Female Labour Migration" by Eleonore Kofman and Parvati Raghuram.