Changing Gender Norms among Polish Migrants in the Nordic Countries: A Scoping Review Analysis
Changing Gender Norms among Polish Migrants in the Nordic Countries: A Scoping Review Analysis

Summary/Abstract: The article synthesises and reviews existing research on Polish migrants in the Nordic countries with a specific focus on gender identities and gender roles. The authors argue that migrants from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) fall between the cracks in the current research on gender equality and migration in the Nordic countries. Being the trademarks of the Nordics, the ideals of gender equality and sexual rights play an important role in the debate about migration. However, the dominant focus of the current research is non-Western racialised migrant groups. While migrants from Poland are privileged as white and European, they come from the context with less egalitarian gender norms and the weaker state policies supporting gender equality. The article aims to understand how Polish migrants navigate this difference in gender values and norms between home and host societies. The article concludes that structural factors are important for migrants' ability to learn and adopt the gender norms of the host society. In line with the translocational approach, migrants navigate between home and host societies, choosing appropriate gender roles accordingly. The social status, the degree of integration and the sense of (non)belonging also play a crucial role in migrants' openness to the norms of the host society. The article also suggests several directions for further research.

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