Date of Award
8-16-2024
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Department
Sociology
First Advisor
Matthew Brashears
Abstract
The demand for feminized jobs in developed countries—e.g., care, domestic, and entertainment work—has provided women with an opportunity to work abroad independently. However, while numerous studies have discussed gendered opportunities and barriers to women’s migration, few studies have examined these correlates globally. According to traditional gender norms, one such potential barrier is women’s childcare responsibilities at home and, more specifically, the number of children who need to be cared for. Here it is argued that, contrary to men, the higher the number of children who need to be cared for in a given country, the more difficult it would be for women in that country to emigrate. To test this idea, the migration of women and men on a global scale from 2010 to 2015 using Migration Systems Theory and migration flow estimates is analyzed via network analytic methods. Results show that a relatively large children population in a given country is indeed negatively associated with the emigration of women, while it is not associated with the emigration of men. These empirical patterns highlight the importance of unique gendered restrictions on international migration flows.
Rights
© 2024, Chang-Yi Lin
Recommended Citation
Lin, C.(2024). The Gendered Patterns of International Migration Systems: the Role of Need for Care. (Master's thesis). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/7693