Gender Differences in Post-Crisis Emigrations From Spain
Gender Differences in Post-Crisis Emigrations From Spain

Author(s): Sandra Lopez-Pereiro
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Spanish emigration; gender differences; Intra-European Migration; precarity; reasons for migrating;
Summary/Abstract: The Great Recession and its further consequences activated new emigration flows from Spain which did not stop with the signs of recovery. The general situation of job insecurity and unemployment seems to be one of the main triggers of this flow, and it does not affect men and women in the same way. Knowing that the point of departure is not the same, this research aims to explore the gender differences in trajectories, motivations, and discourses of the Spanish migrants who left the country after de crisis and onwards. The results show that gender still matters, also in destination, and that it is necessary to focus future research in precarity, care-giving and maternity.

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