scholarly journals El reconocimiento del Código de la Familia Marroquí en Francia y su impacto sobre las mujeres migrantes marroquíes

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Félix Fernández Castaño ◽  
María Teresa González Santos
Keyword(s):  
Immigrant Community ◽  
Women Migrants ◽  
Legal Traditions ◽  
Bilateral Agreement ◽  
Moroccan Family ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
Moroccan Women ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Family Code

Resumen: El presente trabajo pretende estudiar las tradiciones jurídicas francesa y marroquí, y su coexistencia en territorio francés, facilitada por la firma del Convenio Bilateral entre Marruecos y Francia. La aplicación de un doble sistema jurídico –francés y marroquí-, a la comunidad marroquí inmigrante en Francia, tiene unas repercusiones, que en el caso de las mujeres, las conduce a diversas situaciones que las relegan a posiciones de subordinación, dependencia y doble violencia. En función de todo ello, dos son los objetivos de este trabajo: el primero, se dirige a estudiar las tradiciones jurídicas en las que se basan los sistemas de derecho francés y marroquí, así como su funcionamiento conjunto; el segundo, es analizar el impacto que el reconocimiento del Código de la Familia Marroquí ejerce sobre mujeres marroquíes migrantes en Francia. La metodología está basada en una revisión bibliográfica que comprende una serie de textos especializados sobre el funcionamiento de los sistemas jurídicos desde de la perspectiva de la sociología del derecho (Carbonnier, 1994; Fariñas, 1991 y 1996; Soriano, 1997; Weber, 2005;). En referencia al impacto del reconocimiento del derecho marroquí en el país de destino, los análisis están fundamentados en bibliografías que se ocupan de los aspectos de género y migración. Abstract: This paper aims to study the French and Moroccan legal traditions, and their coexistence in French territory, facilitated by the signing of the bilateral agreement between Morocco and France. The application of a dual legal system -French and Moroccan-, to a Moroccan immigrant community in France, has an impact, which in the case of women, they lead them to various situations that relegate them to subordinate positions, dependency and double violence. Based on all this, there are two objectives of this work: the first is aimed at studying the legal traditions in which both systems, French and Moroccan law is based, and how they work together; the second, to analyse the impact that recognition of the Moroccan Family Code has on Moroccan women migrants in France. The methodology is based on a literature review that includes a series of texts specialized on the functioning of legal systems from the perspective of the sociology of law (Carbonnier, 1994; Fariñas, 1991 and 1996; Soriano, 1997; Weber, 2005) Referring to the impact of the recognition of Moroccan law in the country of destination, the analyses are based on bibliographies dealing with gender issues and migration.

scholarly journals Gender and Migration in Greece: The Position and Status of Albanian Women in Patras

Finisterra ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (77) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitra Charalampopoulu
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Migrant Women ◽  
Women Migrants ◽  
Migration Process ◽  
Greek Society ◽  
Gender And Migration ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The Impact

Greece has experienced major changes in its migration patterns.After a century or so of emigration, it has now become a country of immigration. Much academic research has concentrated on the impact this change has on Greek society. However, there is a tendency to ignore the role that gender plays in the migration process. This article addresses the issue of Albanian immigration to Greece, focusing on the aspect of gender. It presents the living and working conditions of Albanian women who migrate to Greece, especially to one of its cities, Patras. It examines the new migration process through the eyes of women migrants. It is centred on their narration about their journey to Greece, their decision to migrate, the problems that they face, their experiences and plans for the future: in short, their life stories. Finally, the article draws attention to the need for further research on issues concerning migrant women in Greece.

scholarly journals Migrant Girls in Shenzhen: Gender, Education and the Urbanization of Aspiration

2015 ◽  
Vol 222 ◽  
pp. 320-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Goodburn
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Single Women ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Urban Migration ◽  
Women Migrants ◽  
Parental Concerns ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Primary School Age ◽  
New Generation ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThis paper examines the impact of rural–urban migration on primary school-age migrant girls in China, providing important data on this unexplored group as well as drawing several larger conclusions about the evolving relationship between migration and women's autonomy. Much recent literature has focused on Chinese young unmarried women migrants. However, there has been no attempt to distinguish the effect of migration on children by gender, and little research on the “new generation” of married women migrants. This paper focuses on two aspects of migrant girls' well-being, education and migration satisfaction, and compares girls' assessments with those of their parents, particularly their mothers. It analyses differences between the views of both girls and parents, arguing that specific parental concerns about daughters shape girls' futures in ways that do not apply to migrant boys. A further, broader, implication of this analysis is that certain benefits of migration, previously thought to apply exclusively to single women, extend also to married women, influencing mothers when forming goals for their daughters' futures.

Exploring older women's citizenship: understanding the impact of migration in later life

2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOANNE COOK
Keyword(s):  
Older Women ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Women Migrants ◽  
Language Differences ◽  
Older Migrants ◽  
Black Caribbean ◽  
Women's Lives ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Rich Countries ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACTResearch on the ways in which having been an international migrant in later life shapes the welfare needs, preferences and expectations of non-native older people in rich countries is in its infancy, for both the ageing and migration fields have been slow to examine the experiences of older migrants. This paper focuses upon the welfare citizenship experiences of older women who migrated in later life to England, either as refugees or as post-retirement migrants. It reports findings from interviews and focus groups conducted with black Caribbean, Irish, Chinese and Somali older women migrants in Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK, as part of the Older Women's Lives and Voices Study. The paper explores their experiences of accessing welfare citizenship and the barriers they encountered in accessing mainstream services. In particular, it examines the unequal platform from which older migrants who do not speak English access welfare citizenship rights and services, and assesses the important constraints of discrimination and language differences. Despite the obstacles, the older women participants were actively pursuing their inclusion in welfare rights and services. The paper argues for more recognition of the important enabling role that informal systems of support provided by participation in community or cultural organisations plays in the welfare citizenship and agency of minority ethnic older women.

scholarly journals Practicing the Alternative. The Impact of the Crisis in Latin America through a Gender Perspective Analysis = Practicando la alternativa. El impacto de la crisis en América Latina a través de un análisis de perspectiva de género

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Lorenza Perini
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Economic Model ◽  
Gender Perspective ◽  
Social Contributions ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
America Latina ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Complex Scenario ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. This paper intends to analyze the impacts of the 2008 economic crisis with a gender perspective, focusing on Latin America (in this case considered as a region, although the single countries have been affected in different ways by the crisis, due to the particular economic situation of each). The main target of the research is to evaluate how austerity perpetuates gender inequality in contexts like labor market and migration, and to advocate for sustained investment in gender equality. The idea is to demonstrate, through some practical examples, why there is a need to give attention to women’s movements, invest on women and girls’ education, knowledge, culture capabilities, competences and skills, especially during economic crisis, in order to transform the existing market and the existing models of production in society.The paper wants to underline the correlation between the general and classic indicators of the economic crisis (work / development / migration / welfare state) and some of the possible “gender variables”. The analysis of this complex scenario is framed through a feminist economic approach, in order to broaden the idea of what economy is, by looking at the consequences of the economic model in times of crisis in people’s lives, bringing into light that women’s economic and social contributions are invisible under the hegemonic patriarchal model we live in.Finally, some consideration are drawn on the fact that the development of communitarian economies and cooperative systems, very relevant in Latin America, is part of an indigenous, peasant tradition and it can be interpreted as an approximation of an alternative feminist economic model, in order to compensate the lack of welfare with the women’s cooperation on reproduction. In this sense, many examples of cooperatives run by women are presented in the last part of the research. This, however, should not be seen as a justification for things not to change, but an incentive to invest in women, their education and their  opportunities to participate in the economy since considering care and reproductive work as the core of the commons, as Federici has stated, it is not a matter of identity but a matter of challenging the hierarchy of power from the very basis.Keywords: economic crisis, gender perspective.Resumen. Este artículo trata de analizar el impacto de la crisis económica de 2008 desde la perspectiva de género, centrándonos en Latinoamérica (en este caso considerada una región en su conjunto a pesar de que la crisis ha afectado de forma diferente a los distintos países). El objetivo fundamental es la de evaluar cómo la austeridad perpetúa la desigualdad de género en los ámbitos laboral y migratorio y abogar por la inversión sostenida en igualdad de género. La idea es demostrar, a través de algunos ejemplos prácticos, por qué es necesario prestar atención al movimiento de las mujeres, la inversión en la educación, el conocimiento, las capacidades culturales, las competencias y las habilidades, especialmente durante la crisis económica, con el objetivo de transformar los actuales mercados de trabajo y modelos de producción de la sociedad.Este trabajo quiere subrayar la correlación entre las variables generales y clásicas y la crisis económica crisis económica (trabajo / desarrollo / migración / estado de bienestar) y algunas de las posibles “variables de género”. El análisis de este complejo escenario se enmarca a través de un enfoque económico feminista, con el fin de ampliar la idea de qué es la economía, al observar las consecuencias del modelo económico en tiempos de crisis en la vida de las personas, sacando a la luz que las mujeres económicas y sociales.Finalmente, se toma en consideración el hecho de que el desarrollo de economías comunitarias y sistemas cooperativos, muy relevantes en América Latina, es parte de la tradición indígena y campesina y puede interpretarse como una aproximación de un modelo alternativo feminista con el objetivo compensar la falta de bienestar relativa a la falta de cooperación en la reproducción. En este sentido, en la última parte de la investigación se presentan muchos ejemplos de cooperativas dirigidas por mujeres. Sin embargo, esto no debe verse como una justificación para que las cosas no cambien, sino como un incentivo para invertir en las mujeres, su educación y sus oportunidades de participar en la economía, considerando la atención y el trabajo reproductivo como  l núcleo de los “bienes comunes”, como lo definió Federici. Así, ésta no es una cuestión de identidad sino de desafiar la jerarquía del poder desde la base misma.Palabras clave: crisis económica, perspectiva de género.

Syrian Crisis and Migration

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pinar Yazgan ◽  
Deniz Eroglu Utku ◽  
Ibrahim Sirkeci
Keyword(s):  
Human Mobility ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Syrian Crisis ◽  
Mass Migration ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Europe Today ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Near Future

With the growing insurrections in Syria in 2011, an exodus in large numbers have emerged. The turmoil and violence have caused mass migration to destinations both within the region and beyond. The current "refugee crisis" has escalated sharply and its impact is widening from neighbouring countries toward Europe. Today, the Syrian crisis is the major cause for an increase in displacement and the resultant dire humanitarian situation in the region. Since the conflict shows no signs of abating in the near future, there is a constant increase in the number of Syrians fleeing their homes. However, questions on the future impact of the Syrian crisis on the scope and scale of this human mobility are still to be answered. As the impact of the Syrian crisis on host countries increases, so does the demand for the analyses of the needs for development and protection in these countries. In this special issue, we aim to bring together a number of studies examining and discussing human mobility in relation to the Syrian crisis.

Race, Gender, and Border Control in the Western Balkans

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanja Milivojević
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
Border Control ◽  
Western Balkans ◽  
Irregular Migrants ◽  
Criminological Inquiry ◽  
Gender And Migration ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The Impact

This chapter looks at the intersection of race, gender, and migration in the Western Balkans. Immobilizing mobile bodies from the Global South has increasingly been the focus of criminological inquiry. Such inquiry, however, has largely excluded the Western Balkans. A difficult place to research, comprising countries of the former Yugoslavia and Albania, the region is the second-largest route for irregular migrants in Europe (Frontex 2016). Indeed, EU expansion and global developments such as wars in Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq have had a major impact on mobility and migration in the region. The chapter outlines racialized hierarchies in play in contemporary border policing in the region, and how these racialized and gendered practices target racially different Others and women irregular migrants and asylum seekers. Finally, this chapter maps the impact of such practices and calls for a shift in knowledge production in documenting and addressing such discriminatory practices.

scholarly journals Does Emancipation Matter? Fertility of Chinese International Migrants to the United States and Nonmigrants during China’s One-child Policy Period

2021 ◽  
pp. 019791832199478
Author(s):  
Wanli Nie ◽  
Pau Baizan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
International Migration ◽  
Chinese Women ◽  
The United States ◽  
Selection Effects ◽  
Birth Cohorts ◽  
Family Policies ◽  
Chinese Migrants ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The Impact

This article investigates the impact of international migration to the United States on the level and timing of Chinese migrants’ fertility. We compare Chinese women who did not leave the country (non-migrants) and were subject to restrictive family policies from 1974 to 2015 to those who moved to the United States (migrants) and were, thus, “emancipated” from these policies. We theoretically develop and empirically test the emancipation hypothesis that migrants should have a higher fertility than non-migrants, as well as an earlier timing of childbearing. This emancipation effect is hypothesized to decline across birth cohorts. We use data from the 2000 US census, the 2005 American Community Survey, the 2000 Chinese census, and the 2005 Chinese 1 percent Population Survey and discrete-time event history models to analyze first, second, and third births, and migration as joint processes, to account for selection effects. The results show that Chinese migrants to the United States had substantially higher childbearing probabilities after migration, compared with non-migrants in China, especially for second and third births. Moreover, our analyses indicate that the migration process is selective of migrants with lower fertility. Overall, the results show how international migration from China to the United States can lead to an increase in migrant women’s fertility, accounting for disruption, adaptation, and selection effects. The rapidly increased fertility after migration from China to the United States might have implications on other migration contexts where fertility in the origin country is dropping rapidly while that in the destination country is relatively stable.

scholarly journals Experiencias biográficas de trabajadoras en la industria de exportación en el norte de México y Marruecos

2018 ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Rosa M. Soriano Miras ◽  
Kathryn Kopinak ◽  
Antonio Trinidad Requena
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Economic Globalization ◽  
Export Industry ◽  
Expressive Function ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Biographical Approach ◽  
Border Areas ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
And Migration

El presente artículo reflexiona sobre cómo la globalización económicaafecta a la vida de las mujeres que trabajan en la industria de exportaciónen espacios fronterizos marcados por la porosidad de dicha frontera. Hemos queridointerrogarnos acerca de cómo lo macro afecta a lo micro, coadyuvando a lageneración de espacios glolocales, donde la vivencia transfronteriza y la migración(interna o internacional) adquiere relevancia. Para ello se han escogido dosrelatos biográficos (para cada caso estudiado) que nos ayudan a ejemplificar dichasvivencias, enfatizando la función expresiva del enfoque biográfico al que se refiereBertaux. Ambos casos se han seleccionado de una investigación más amplia querecoge la vida de ochenta mujeres que cuentan con experiencia laboral en la industriade exportación en la frontera de México con EEUU y la de Marruecos conEspaña.This article reflects on how economic globalization affects the livesof women working in the export industry in border areas marked by the porosity ofsaid border. We wanted to ask ourselves about how the macro affects the micro,helping to generate glolocal spaces, where the cross-border experience and migration(internal or international) becomes relevant. To this end, two biographicalaccounts have been chosen (for each case studied) that help us to exemplify theseexperiences, emphasizing the expressive function of the biographical approach towhich Bertaux refers. Both cases have been selected from a wider investigationthat includes the lives of more than a hundred and fifty people (eighty women) whohave work experience in the export industry on the border of Mexico with the USand Morocco with Spain.

Ciguapas in New York: Transcultural Ethnicity and Transracialization in Dominican American Performance

2012 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
EMILIA MARÍA DURÁN-ALMARZA
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
The Usa ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Dominican Women ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Dominican American

The Dominican American community in New York is perhaps one of the best examples of how processes of transculturation are affecting traditional definitions of ethnic identification. Given the intense economic, social and cultural transnational exchanges between the island and the USA from the 1960s, Dominicanyorks have been challenging the illusion of homogeneity in the definition of Americanness for decades, creating transnational social networks that transcend traditional national and ethnographic boundaries. The theatrical works of Josefina Báez, a Dominican American performer living in New York, and Sherezada (Chiqui) Vicioso, a Dominican poet and playwright who lived and worked in the US metropolis for decades before moving back to the Dominican Republic, lyrically explore issues of diaspora, identity and migration and the impact these phenomena might have in the lives of migrant Dominican women. Presenting diasporic experiences from two differing but interconnected locales – New York and the Dominican Republic – these plays offer two complementary views on the ways in which ethnicity, race, social class, age and geopolitical location interact in the formation of transcultural identities, thus contributing to develop a hemispheric approach to the study of identity formation in the Americas.

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