Gender and Migration in 21st Century Europe

Providing interdisciplinary and empirically grounded insights into the issues surrounding gender and migration into and within Europe this work presents a comprehensive and critical overview of the historical legal policy and cultural framework underpinning different types of European migration. Analysing the impact of migration on women's careers the impact of migration on family life and gender perspectives on forced migration the authors also examine the consequences of EU enlargement for women's migration opportunities and practices as well as the impact of new regulatory mechanisms at EU level in addressing issues of forced migration and cross-national family breakdown. Recent interdisciplinary research also offers a new insight into the issue of skilled migration and the gendering of previously male-dominated sectors of the labour market.