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Twists & Swirls: Caregiving & Sexualization—Femininity Construct In Gendered Migration From Nigeria To Italy, Christiana Essie Sagay Aug 2021

Twists & Swirls: Caregiving & Sexualization—Femininity Construct In Gendered Migration From Nigeria To Italy, Christiana Essie Sagay

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

With globalization, interconnectivity, and the possibilities of increased income through wage differentials comes the desirability to migrate for labour. Contrary to early migration theories, women are increasingly migrating for labour independent of male breadwinners. Therefore, "temporary and permanent movements are globalizing, accelerating, diversifying and feminizing." The influence of gender on migration has become so convoluted that culturally and socially constructed roles of masculinity and femininity motivate and inspire migration trends among many women migrating from Nigeria to Italy, creating a sort of gendered social agency. This piece offers an analysis of how social contexts and gendered expectations shape the desires …


The Globalization Of Female Child Prostitution: A Call For Reintegration And Recovery Measures Via Article 39 Of The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of The Child, Laurie Robinson Oct 1997

The Globalization Of Female Child Prostitution: A Call For Reintegration And Recovery Measures Via Article 39 Of The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of The Child, Laurie Robinson

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

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