Conclusions and perspectives

In recent decades, international migration theory and research have made great progress, moving from the near invisibility of women as migrants (Boyd and Grieco, 2003) to today’s situation where increasing efforts are being made to better understand why and how women are on the move. Although the general tendency to automatically categorize women migrants as dependent family members is being increasingly challenged, it cannot however be said that gender considerations have permeated all areas of migration management and research.

Related Subject(s): Human Rights and Refugees