Women And Migration In Rural Europe: Labour Markets, Representations And Policies (new Geographies Of Europe)
by Karin Wiest /
2016 / English / PDF
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Fundamental societal changes in the globalising European
countryside impact women's migration decisions. The chapters in
this volume represent diverse attempts to explain women's movements
from rural areas, taking prevailing labour market conditions as
well as gender relations into account. Utilising empirical findings
from countries including Austria, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania
and Spain, this collection particularly aims to build bridges
between research following the 'cultural turn' and functionalist
explanations which refer to material and practiced
ruralities.
Fundamental societal changes in the globalising European
countryside impact women's migration decisions. The chapters in
this volume represent diverse attempts to explain women's movements
from rural areas, taking prevailing labour market conditions as
well as gender relations into account. Utilising empirical findings
from countries including Austria, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania
and Spain, this collection particularly aims to build bridges
between research following the 'cultural turn' and functionalist
explanations which refer to material and practiced
ruralities.
The international range of contributors to Women and Migration in
Rural Europe focus on societal constructions of gender and
rurality, and in doing so, address various female perspectives on
rural life. The analysis of the different working and living
conditions in different parts of rural Europe reveals distinct
obstacles but also prospects for young women. Importantly, the book
includes policy implications with respect to the challenges of
demographic change, questions of gender equality and women's
contribution to rural development.
The international range of contributors to Women and Migration in
Rural Europe focus on societal constructions of gender and
rurality, and in doing so, address various female perspectives on
rural life. The analysis of the different working and living
conditions in different parts of rural Europe reveals distinct
obstacles but also prospects for young women. Importantly, the book
includes policy implications with respect to the challenges of
demographic change, questions of gender equality and women's
contribution to rural development.