Since the 1980s, labour migration has been increasingly feminized in East and Southeast (hereafter E/SE) Asia. By the … have done through local and transnational networks. Feminized, and therefore gendered, migration in E/SE Asia has its roots … existing gender inequality, economic injustice and ethnic discrimination. International migration is, however, a contradictory …

We study how the migration decision of young women in rural China is shaped by the return arrangement and opportunities … women has recently disappeared. We propose that the temporary nature of migration and an earlier return time relative to men … permanent migration, women stayed in school longer. Empirical evidence is consistent with this hypothesis. Marriage motives and …

We study how migration affects education of girls in Tajikistan - the poorest post-Soviet state and one of the most … 2011, we find that the effect of migration on girls' school attendance differs markedly by age. School attendance of young … remittances. In contrast, school attendance of teenage girls (ages 12-17) falls when siblings migrate, while parental migration …