Ilse Ruyssen|S. Salomone
Female migration: A way out of discrimination?
Ghent University|UCLouvain|United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies|Ghent University|UCLouvain
light recent feminization migration empirically explore extent worldwide female migration explained perceived gender discrimination making use unique individual level data track womens intention preparation migrate 148 countries 20092013 disentangle individual perceptions gender discrimination foster impede female migration across countries perform extensive robustness checks mitigate concerns potential threats identification posed measurement error unobservables evidence indicates women feel treated respect dignity higher incentive migrate abroad likelihood migration intentions turned actual preparations however depends traditional determinants household income network effects family obligations furthermore also show intense gender imbalances economic political opportunities prevent women actually moving abroad