How neo-Marxism creates bias in gender and migration research: evidence from the Philippines.
The paper analyses migration flows from the Philippines in two gendered occupations: domestic helpers and computer programmers. The international division of labour theory claims that foreign investment determines migration from developing countries, especially of women, towards low-skilled gendered...
| Published in: | Ethnic & Racial Studies Vol. 41; no. 15; pp. 2790 - 2809 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2018
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