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Gender and Family Relations: Experiences of Highly Educated Eritrean Migrants in the UK
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posted on 2023-08-30, 19:01 authored by Samson M. TsegayUsing the concept of intersectionality and narrative interviews with eighteen highly educated Eritrean migrants in the UK, this phenomenological study puts gender and family at the centre of socio-cultural integration of migrants. The research findings indicate that migration increases the economic power and freedom of women, helping them improve their social status and lead independent lives. However, there is a conflict within households relating to the need to maintain traditional patriarchal values and recognise women as equal partners. This, among other factors, has hindered the women’s gender equality and emancipation from patriarchal oppression within the host country. Most of the women participants in this study experienced more exclusion and mistreatment than men. They often shoulder career and familial responsibilities. Some of the women even shift to part-time jobs or interrupt their careers to take care of their children as they lack family support and could not afford to pay for childcare. The study contributes to a better understanding of migrants’ socio-cultural experiences in their host country.
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9Page range
79-88Publication title
Global Social WelfareISSN
2196-8799External DOI
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SpringerFile version
- Accepted version
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2021-09-06Legacy creation date
2021-09-06Legacy Faculty/School/Department
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