ABSTRACT
Women in Asia are on the move. The migration of women from village to city has increased dramatically in the past decade, and many of these new migrants are young single women seeking jobs. In several Asian countries, women migrants now outnumber men by a substantial margin. Along with the physical movement from rural to urban areas come new roles
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |11 pages
Introduction
part 1|65 pages
Overview and Theoretical Perspectives
chapter Chapter 4|18 pages
Women in Rural-Urban Circulation Networks: Implications for Social Structural Change
part 2|132 pages
Trends, Policies, and Programs: National Perspectives
part 3|83 pages
Women Migrants in Asian Cities: Case Studies
chapter Chapter 11|14 pages
Migration of Women Workers in Peninsular Malaysia: Impact and Implications
part 4|99 pages
Economic Activity and Adjustment of Female Migrants: Analytic Models
part |12 pages
Conclusion