Women in the Cities of Asia Migration and Urban Adaptation

Women in Asia are on the move. The migration of women from village to city has increased dramatically in the past decade, and many of these new migrants are young single women seeking jobs. In several Asian countries, women migrants now outnumber men by a substantial margin. Along with the physical movement from rural to urban areas come new roles

About the author

Fawcett, James T

Summary

This book is a comprehensive examination of female migration and the situation of urban women in Asia. Drawing upon the insights of sociologists, anthropologists, economists, geographers, and demographers, it documents the changes that are in progress and looks in depth at the causes and consequences of emerging patterns of female mobility.

Product details

• Authors: James T Fawcett
• Assisted by: James T. Fawcett (Editor), Siew-Ean Khoo (Editor), Peter C. Smith (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.10.2020
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools
• EAN: 9780367216474
• ISBN: 978-0-367-21647-4
• Pages: 426
• Subjects: English, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Tamil Nadu, Gender studies, gender groups, Educational: First / native language: Literature studies, Socioeconomic development, Migrant women, married women, comparative migration studies, female workforce integration, gender migration patterns, urban labor markets Asia, social adaptation women, rural to urban transitions, gendered urban migration research, Female Migrants, marriage migration, female migration patterns, Chinese female migrants, Low Sex Ratio, Migration Streams, Married Migrant Women, Young Female Migrants, Declining Sex Ratios, Estimate Migration Flows, Pacific Islands Women, Bangkok Metropolis, Urbanward Migration, Urban Sex Ratios, Taipei Metropolitan Area, Village Exogamy, Graves 1977a