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Migrations hors et vers le Niger : Une analyse selon le genre
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Maga, Hamidou Issaka |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | A gender approach in migration studies shows the inequalities between the sexes and the evolution of these inequalities. This study focuses on the gender dimension in international migration in and from Niger and aspects of Nigerien migration pertaining to this. As far as emigration patterns are concerned, women seem to have, today, the same propensity to emigrate and independent emigration has been rising among them. In OECD countries, Niger women represent 43% of all emigrants, 49% in France, the OECD country which hosts the majority of Nigerian emigrants (66%). However, their socio-economic profile shows that women represent only 35% of the total active Nigerien population. In the labour market, meanwhile, Nigerien women are in a very disadvantaged position with respect to their male counterparts : the activity rate equals 74% for men and drops to 59% among women ; the rate of unemployment is 25% for women and 15% for men. Finally, Nigerien women residing in OECD countries are mainly employed in low-skilled occupations : 58%, indeed, are concentrated in the health, social work, education and other service sectors. As to foreign nationals residing in Niger, there is gender parity, and some foreign communities (e.g. Togo, Ghana and Benin) are made up predominantly of women. Women have gradually acquired increasing importance in urban centers, where their participation in the labor market is rapidly increasing. As to their profile, female foreign nationals in Niger tend to be poorly-educated and are employed in low-skilled occupations. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/handle/1814/15615/CARIM_ASN_2011_18.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
