Essays about: "migrant women"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 92 essays containing the words migrant women.

1. 6. Female household worker's own perceptions of remittances as a sustainable livelihood : A case study of migrant domestic workers in Saudi Arabia

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Emma-stina Carlert Blomqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable livelihoods; Remittances; Female Household workers; Perceptions; Saudi Arabia;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the perceptions of female migrant household workers situated in Saudi Arabia and how remittances can be a sustainable livelihood for them and their households. There has been limited research surrounding female household workers' own perceptions of sustainable livelihoods and particularly of those situated in Saudi Arabia. READ MORE

3. 7. "Most people feel at home and safe. Because it feels like we are a family." : Cultural Doulas and their Experience in Supporting Migrants in the Swedish Maternal Healthcare System

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Leonie Salzmann; [2023]
   Keywords : Cultural doula; community doula; maternal healthcare; Sweden; migrant mothers; childbirth; qualitative study;

   Abstract : The study highlights the significant role that cultural doulas play in supporting and guiding migrant women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period in Sweden. The Swedish healthcare system is understaffed, overburdened, and medically dominated, making it difficult for nurses and midwives to provide continuous and culturally-sensible care to their clients. READ MORE

4. 8. Impact of a Precarious Employment Situation on Short-term Fertility Intentions: A Comparative Study of Migrants and Natives in Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Mimmi Lounela; [2023]
   Keywords : precarious employment; unemployment; short-term fertility intentions; migrants; Swedish-born;

   Abstract : Over the past decades, the world has witnessed significant social and demographic changes, including a declining fertility rate in Europe, a decrease in job security and flexibilisation of the labour market, and an increasing flow of migrants to the Global North. Especially migrants have been affected by precarious work arrangements. READ MORE

5. 9. External Migration Control Measures and Ill-Treatment of Migrant Women: On the Responsibility of the EU and the Member States Under the EU-Charter

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Pelle Flood; [2022]
   Keywords : EU Law; International Human Rights Law; Externalization; EU-Charter; Charter of Fundamental Rights; Migration; Ill-treatment; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Through the external dimension of the EU migration policy, the EU and its member states have increasingly employed externalization measures as a means of stemming the irregular migration flows that reach the external borders of the Union. The measures are characterized by domestic conduct with extraterritorial effect leading to increased migration control in the third countries targeted by these measures. READ MORE

6. 10. Exploring the Everyday Experiences of African Migrant Entrepreneurs in Malmö, Sweden.

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Aisha Mugo; [2022]
   Keywords : African migrant entrepreneurs; networking; embeddedness; everyday; Malmö;

   Abstract : Entrepreneurship is a common choice of occupation amongst migrants in Malmö. African migrant entrepreneur experiences however, are identified as homogenous to other immigrant groups. READ MORE