Gender and rural-urban migration in China

Migration by both men and women in search of better economic opportunities is currently taking place on a massive scale in China. Young women who return to live in their home villages after several years of earning high wages in urban areas may face particular problems of adjustment. This article co...

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Published in:Gender and development 1996-02, Vol.4 (1), p.24-30
Main Author: Davin, Delia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjustment
Asia
Child care
China
Cities
Demography
Developing Countries
Emigration and Immigration
Far East
Females
Interpersonal Relations
Men
Metropolitan areas
Migration Patterns
Mothers
Opposite Sex Relations
Peoples Republic of China
Population
Population Dynamics
Return Migration
Rural areas
Rural to Urban Migration
Rural urban migration
School age children
Urban areas
Urban to Rural Migration
Women
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Summary:Migration by both men and women in search of better economic opportunities is currently taking place on a massive scale in China. Young women who return to live in their home villages after several years of earning high wages in urban areas may face particular problems of adjustment. This article considers the effect this 'circular migration' is having on gender relations within Chinese society.
ISSN:1355-2074
1364-9221
DOI:10.1080/741921947