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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
International Migration and the Restructuring of Gender Asymmetries: Continuity and Change among Filipino Labor Migrants in Rome
Contributor:
Tacoli, Cecilia
imprint:
Center for Migration Studies of New York, Inc., 1999
Published in:The International Migration Review
Language:
English
ISSN:
0197-9183;
1747-7379
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<p>This article examines the different factors which may explain genderselectivity among Filipino labor migrants in Rome, where women are around 70 percent of this nationality group. Following the analysis of labor demand in the domestic service sector, it explores `supply' aspects, ranging from economic conditions within the Philippine labor market to noneconomic constraints, such as ideologies and expectations of gender. The research findings show that migrant women's commitments and obligations toward their households in home areas are generally stronger than those of their male counterparts. However, spatial distance and increased financial independence may provide some women with the opportunity to pursue `self-interested' goals while at the same time keeping within the `altruistic' role dictated by normative gender roles. Important elements affecting women's increased autonomy are life course paths, households' developmental cycle, class and migration form.</p>