Gender and Migration: The Readjustment of Women Migrants in Barbados, Ireland, and Newfoundland

Significant gender differences were found in the satisfaction and readjustment of return migrants to Barbados, Ireland, and Newfoundland. In all three societies, women were less satisfied than men to be "home." The greater dissatisfaction among women appears to stem from their limited empl...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Human organization 1995-12, Vol.54 (4), p.470-473
Hauptverfasser:	GMELCH, GEORGE, GMELCH, SHARON BOHN
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adjustment Barbados Canada Crossnational studies Economic motivation Employment Employment opportunities Ethnology Females Gender Gender differences Homes Human ecology, environment Human migration Human settlements Ireland Irish immigration Men Migrants Migration Migrations Morphological source materials Newfoundland Physical anthropology, ethnobiology Return Migration Satisfaction Wages Women Working women
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Zusammenfassung:	Significant gender differences were found in the satisfaction and readjustment of return migrants to Barbados, Ireland, and Newfoundland. In all three societies, women were less satisfied than men to be "home." The greater dissatisfaction among women appears to stem from their limited employment opportunities and a range of social factors.
ISSN:	0018-7259 1938-3525
DOI:	10.17730/humo.54.4.002271641k50615u