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Gender and Migration - Study of Women Migrant Workers in the Urban Informal Sector

Saloni Jain

Gender and Migration - Study of Women Migrant Workers in the Urban Informal Sector - Bangalore NLSIU, Bangalore 2019 - 75p.

Contents
1. Introduction;
1.1. Research Problem;
1.2. Research Questions;
1.3. Approach to Study;
1.4. Literature Survey;
1.5. Methodology;
2. Trends and Patterns of Women’s Migration: Macro Data Analysis;
2.1. Female Migrant Workers in Urban Area: A Brief Profile;
2.2. Nature and Quality of Women’s Employment;
2.3. Female Migrant Workers and Employment in urban areas: A supply side analysis;
3. Gender and Migration: A Primary Data Analysis;
3.1. Decision Making Process;
3.2. Needs, Aspirations and Challenges;
3.3. Access to Services;
4. Women Migrant Workers and the Policy Landscape;
5. Recommendations;
Appendix.



Gender theory on migration
Labour migration
Poverty & migration
Women migrant workers