Gender issues, social welfare highlighted in migration studies to better support migrants
Increasing migrant trends are calling for new solutions to ensure migrants’ rights and well-being, particularly for women, said experts at an international scientific conference on migration in social integration. Scholars and professionals from Vietnam, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Thailand and China gathered on October 24 at the Vietnam Women’s Academy (VWA) in Hanoi to share their findings from migration studies, especially in regard to gender issues, health care and social protection
According to a study on gender and migration by Dr Dang Nguyen Anh of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Vietnam placed second in Southeast Asia in terms of international migration. With women accounting for 55.5% of domestic migrants and 52% of international migrants, the study also noted that there has also been a feminisation of migration which reflects the shift in gender norms and women’s roles. The study pointed out that gender also affects the decision-making process of migrating, residing and even returning, yet this factor has not received adequate attention from migration studies.
