WIMN promotes women’s human rights at the center of all migration and development policy. Their network recognizes the intersectionality of gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, migration status, disability, and national origin. WIMN convenes organizations and activists to expand rights-centered policies that prioritize the interests of diverse women and families affected by migration around the world.
The nonpartisan Migration Policy Instituteseeks to improve immigration and integration policies through authoritative research and analysis, opportunities for learning and dialogue, and the development of new ideas to address complex policy questions.
IOM is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society.
The impact of migration on migrant women and girls: a gender perspective: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants (A/HRC/41/38) [EN/AR/RU]
The report provides a comprehensive assessment of gender and migration literature, finding that migration can improve the autonomy, human capital, and self‐esteem of women, as well as women’s authority and worth in their families and communities.
Five-reasons-migration-feminist-issue; 1. Almost half of migrants are women and girls. And women are increasingly migrating alone or as heads of their households.
Globally, women are on the move: they comprise slightly less than half of all international, global migrants. In fact, the share of women among global, international migrants has only fallen slightly during the last three decades, from 49 percent in 1990 to 47 percent in 2017.
World Health Organization Publication: Women on the move: migration and health In the WHO African Region