Greek Ethnic Women in the U.S.

Women have been essential to the establishment of Greek diaspora communities throughout the world. They have maintained the home and family, socialized the children into the Greek culture, volunteered their work in ethnic organizations, and assumed positions in the paid labor force. Major differences among Greek ethnic women are shaped by generation—that is, migrant as opposed to native-born subsequent generations—time of migration, and structure of the dominant society in which the ethnic community is located.