Gender and Immigration [Hardcover]

An exploration of the varied and complex ways in which women experience international migration: the chapters are concerned primarily with the question of whether international migration provides women with opportunities for liberating themselves from subordinate gender roles in their countries of origin.Introduction: The Invisibility of Women in Scholarship on International Migration; D.L.DeLaet PART I: THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF INTERNATIONAL FEMALE MIGRANTS Seeds for Self-Sufficiency? Policy Contradictions at the U.S.-Mexico Border; K.Staudt Labor Migration and International Sexual Division of Labor: A Feminist Perspective; Shu-Ju A.Cheng Asian Women in Business in Australia; D.Ip & C.Lever-Tracy Impact of Immigration Policy and Cultural Norms on Gender Relations Among Indian-American Motel Owners; N.N.Assar Third World Immigrant Women in American Higher Education; C.G.Manrique & G.Manrique PART II: THE SOCIAL STATUS OF INTERNATIONAL FEMALE MIGRANTS Mail Order Brides: The Legal Framework and Possibilities for Change; L.Simons Sri Lankan Tamil Immigrants in Toronto: Gender, Marriage Patterns and Sexuality; L.Morrison, S.Guruge & K.Snarr Gender Implications of Immigration: The Case of Russian-Speaking Women in Israel; L.I.Remennick Social Services for Immigrant Women in European Nations: Including Lessons from the Council of Europe's Project on Human Dignity and Social Exclusion; B.H.Bechtold & L.Dziewiecka-Bokun Conclusion: Policy Considerations for the Twenty-First Century; G.A.Kelson IndexNANDINI NARAIN ASSAR PhD candidate in sociology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, BRIGITTE H.BECHTOLD Professor of Sociology and Director of the Women Studies Program, Central Michigan University SHU-JU ADA CHENG PhD student in sociology, University of Texas, Austin LUDMILA DZIEWIECKA-BOKUN Associate Professor in Politics of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wroclaw (Poland), SEPALI GURUGE M.S.Candidate in Nursing, University of Toronls,