Merit and permission: gender, education and migration in western India.

This paper presents a gendered infrastructural perspective on internal education migration in India. It demonstrates the power of merit to spur female agency, rekindle failed aspirations and establish migration flows despite family reluctance. The paper analyzes interviews conducted with 29 young wo...

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Published in:	Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 51; no. 5; pp. 1413 - 1431
Main Author:	Mathew, Leya
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2025
Subjects:	Student mobility Successful people Pharmacy colleges Women's education Gender Indian women (Asians) Internal migration Young women India
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