Gender differences in response to family crisis: changes in household composition and migration of widowed parents with minor children in the Netherlands, 1863–1910

During the 2015 refugee crisis in Europe, temporary refugee shelters arose in the Netherlands to shelter the large influx of asylum seekers. The largest shelter was located in the eastern part of the country. This shelter, where tents housed nearly 3,000 asylum seekers, was managed with a firm top-down approach. However, many residents of the shelter—mainly Syrians and Eritreans—developed horizontal relations with the local receiving society, using social media to establish contact and exchange services and goods. This case study shows how various types of crisis communication played a role and how the different worlds came together. Connectivity is discussed in relation to inclusion, based on resilient (non-)humanitarian approaches that link society with social media. Moreover, we argue that the refugee crisis can be better understood by looking through the lens of connectivity, practices, and migration infrastructure instead of focusing only on state policies.

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Gender-specific health literacy of individuals with a migrant background: A mixed-method approach

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckz185.358 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽

Author(s):

A Aldin ◽

D Chakraverty ◽

A Baumeister ◽

I Monsef ◽

T Jakob ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Gender Differences ◽

Health Literacy ◽

Quantitative Review ◽

Migrant Background ◽

Qualitative Evidence ◽

Gender And Migration ◽

And Migration ◽

Gender Specific ◽

Specific Health

Abstract Background The project “Gender-specific health literacy in individuals with a migrant background (GLIM)” (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research; 01GL1723) aims to provide a comprehensive overview of international research and evidence on aspects of gender and migration related to health literacy. It encompasses primary and secondary research using a mixed-methods approach. Methods In a first step, we systematically review the available quantitative and qualitative evidence: in the first quantitative review, we meta-analyse the evidence on gender differences in health literacy of migrants. The second quantitative review assesses the effectiveness of interventions for improving health literacy in female and male migrants. The third review summarises qualitative evidence to assess factors associated with gender and migration that may play a role in the design, delivery, and effectiveness of such interventions. In a second step, we conduct primary research by performing focus group discussions (FGDs) with health care providers who regularly work with different migrant groups in order to explore their perspectives on the challenges and needs of migrants in the German health care system. Results To date, we identified 163 relevant references after screening of 17,932 references, for all reviews combined. Various health literacy interventions and measurement tools exist and require critical evaluation. The FGDs yielded hints to factors that a) influence gender differences in the health literacy of migrants (e.g. masculinity norms preventing Mediterranean men from consulting psychotherapists) or b) limit systemic health literacy (e.g. lack of translators). Conclusions Results from the FGDs can provide insights into the processes underlying the results of the reviews. However, despite increasing research, summarising the available evidence is highly challenging, as there are no universal definitions of the key concepts health literacy and migrant background. Key messages This is an interdisciplinary project, combining quantitative and qualitative evidence to provide maximum value to health policy and decision-making for the health care and health literacy of migrants. Research on gender-, and migration-specific aspects of health literacy is of great importance for the development and delivery of effective interventions for improving migrants’ health literacy.

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Gender differences and the role of parental education, school types and migration on the body mass index of 2930 Austrian school children

Wiener klinische Wochenschrift ◽

10.1007/s00508-017-1247-2 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 129 (21-22) ◽

pp. 786-792 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Dieter Furthner ◽

Margit Ehrenmüller ◽

Ariane Biebl ◽

Roland Lanzersdorfer ◽

Gerhard Halmerbauer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Gender Differences ◽

Body Mass ◽

School Children ◽

Parental Education ◽

The Body ◽

Austrian School ◽

Education School ◽

And Migration

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Flexible Believers in the Netherlands: A Paradigm Shift toward Transreligious Multiplicity

Open Theology ◽

10.1515/opth-2017-0027 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Manuela Kalsky

Keyword(s):

The Netherlands ◽

Religious Identity ◽

Paradigm Shift ◽

Religious Transformation ◽

Religious Traditions ◽

Religious Plurality ◽

And Migration ◽

Ritual Praxis ◽

The Church ◽

Hybrid Forms

AbstractThe Netherlands has undergone a radical religious transformation through secularization, individualization and migration. Expressions of Christian belief are no longer strictly defined by the Church and hybrid forms of religiosity incorporating other religions have emerged. After a brief sketch of Dutch religious plurality, the author focuses on interviews with ‘flexible believers’, people who combine elements from different religious traditions and worldviews. Through interviews, she discovers a number of characteristics of these multiple religious believers (MRB) - interviewees - such as ritual praxis, identity-making processes and belonging - and reflects on their impact for the wider picture of religiosity in today‘s post-Christian Dutch network society. She concludes that hybrid forms of lived religion like mrb, present a challenge to traditional concepts of religious identity and belonging. They require a paradigm shift from an ‘either/or’ to a relational ‘as well as’ approach within a rhizomatic network of meaning.

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Cultural and Gender Differences in Gender-Role Beliefs, Sharing Household Task and Child-Care Responsibilities, and Well-Being Among Immigrants and Majority Members in The Netherlands

Sex Roles ◽

10.1007/s11199-007-9316-z ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 57 (11-12) ◽

pp. 813-824 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Fons J. R. van de Vijver

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Child Care ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Gender Role ◽

Well Being ◽

Gender Role Beliefs ◽

Household Task ◽

And Gender

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Socialisation Influences on Gender Ideologies of Immigrant and Native Youth in Germany, England, Sweden and the Netherlands

Sex Roles ◽

10.1007/s11199-020-01208-z ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Laia Sánchez Guerrero ◽

Pia S. Schober

Keyword(s):

The Netherlands ◽

Identity Formation ◽

Point Of View ◽

Gender Ideologies ◽

Country Level ◽

Gender Empowerment ◽

Gender And Migration ◽

Adolescent Parent ◽

And Migration ◽

Post Industrial

AbstractAdolescence is a crucial life course phase for identity formation, and youths’ gender ideologies significantly predict gendered behaviours and longer-term transitions. With Western post-industrial societies becoming more culturally diverse, the present study provides novel cross-nationally comparative evidence on gender socialisation processes among native and immigrant youth in Sweden, Germany, England, and the Netherlands, which vary in gender and migration policies and cultures. In addition to parents’ gender ideologies, the study also considers classmates’ gender ideologies as factors shaping 14-year-old adolescents’ gender ideologies. The analysis draws on 5917 adolescent-parent dyads from the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study which we link with country-level gender empowerment measures from the United Nations. Remarkably, with the exception of native female adolescents in England and Germany, parents tend to report slightly more egalitarian beliefs than adolescents across the four countries. OLS regressions show that parents’ and classmates’ gender ideologies correlate significantly with adolescents’ ideologies, with little variation across gender and immigrant groups in all four countries. From a policy and practical point of view, the great similarity in the intergenerational transmission of gender beliefs across diverse family backgrounds as well as cultural and policy contexts seem remarkable.

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Gender Differences in Activities and Mobility in the Netherlands, 1975 to 1990

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.3141/1607-18 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 1607 (1) ◽

pp. 134-138 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Paul van Beek ◽

Nelly Kalfs ◽

Ursula Blom

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Time Use ◽

Travel Behavior ◽

Time Budget ◽

Paid Work ◽

Men And Women ◽

Male And Female ◽

Car Use ◽

The Difference

As in many other countries, a growing number of women in the Netherlands are entering the labor market. The difference between male and female participation in paid work is decreasing, and more men are taking care of domestic duties. It is expected that these changes will lead to growing numbers of task combiners and to more similar patterns of travel behavior for men and women. The intention of the present research is to investigate these expectations for the situation in the Netherlands. For this goal two groups of time budget data for the period from 1975 to 1990 were analyzed. The focus was on gender differences in trends in time use and mobility. The results indicate that between 1975 and 1990, the distribution of paid work and domestic work by men and women changed, more men and women were performing combinations of obligatory tasks, gender differences in mobility became smaller, and car use, both for men and for women, depended heavily on the workload of an out-of-home paid job.

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Su1170 Gender Differences in Age at Diagnosis of Patients With Coeliac Disease in the Netherlands

Gastroenterology ◽

10.1016/s0016-5085(16)31669-9 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 150 (4) ◽

pp. S485-S486

Author(s):

Tom V. Gils ◽

Bianca Rootsaert ◽

Gerd Bouma ◽

Chris J. Mulder

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Coeliac Disease ◽

Age At Diagnosis

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