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Women and Migration

The European Network of Migrant Women is a project aimed at securing and improving the rights of women and girls.

WOMEN & MIGRATION: a collaborative storytelling project about the journeys migrant women take, and what happens once they reach their destination. We have collected testimonies from more than 100 women worldwide to shed light on how gender affects migration, and to highlight the resilience of those who seek a new life far from home.

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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.

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IOM Gender influences reasons for migrating, who migrates and to where, how people migrate and the networks they use, opportunities and resources available at destinations, and relations with the country of origin. Risks, vulnerabilities and needs are also shaped in large part by one’s gender, and often vary drastically for different groups.

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UN WOMEN: Women on the move: migration and health In the WHO African Region
Women migrate for diverse reasons: from leaving behind poverts, conflict and climate related disasters to escaping deeply entrenched gender inequality, including sexual and gender-based violence….

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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]

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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.

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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. Some 250 million people are international migrants – people who leave their home countries for opportunity or safety. Of these, nearly half are women and girls.

2. Female migrants face major risks, including sexual exploitation, trafficking and violence……

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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.

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