This chapter examines the critical role of women in global migration, highlighting their increasing participation in independent and long-distance migrations. It explores female migrant entrepreneurship as a response to challenges such as skill validation, limited access to capital, and gendered barriers, emphasising its potential to provide flexibility and agency. Despite the decline in the proportion of female migrants in recent years, women remain integral to global migration patterns, driven by career aspirations, personal safety, and economic opportunities. The chapter discusses how female migrant entrepreneurship arises from diverse motivations, including financial necessity, autonomy, and empowerment. These entrepreneurs often use their skills and cultural knowledge to create businesses that serve niche markets and foster cultural integration. However, they face significant barriers, such as social expectations, regulatory constraints, and difficulties accessing capital. The analysis highlights the competencies that enable success, including adaptability, resilience, and the strategic use of social networks. Female migrant entrepreneurs contribute significantly to host societies through economic growth, job creation, and innovation, while also challenging traditional gender norms. Policy recommendations include increasing access to finance, providing tailored training, and reforming regulations to support these entrepreneurs and enhance their integration into host communities. This chapter underscores the transformative potential of female migrant entrepreneurship, illustrating how individual agency interacts with institutional environments to shape opportunities and outcomes for women in migration. By addressing existing barriers, societies can unlock the full potential of this dynamic and resilient group.

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The Feminisation of Migration

  • Roberto P. Q. Falcão,
  • Eduardo P. Cruz,
  • Léo-Paul Dana

摘要

This chapter examines the critical role of women in global migration, highlighting their increasing participation in independent and long-distance migrations. It explores female migrant entrepreneurship as a response to challenges such as skill validation, limited access to capital, and gendered barriers, emphasising its potential to provide flexibility and agency. Despite the decline in the proportion of female migrants in recent years, women remain integral to global migration patterns, driven by career aspirations, personal safety, and economic opportunities. The chapter discusses how female migrant entrepreneurship arises from diverse motivations, including financial necessity, autonomy, and empowerment. These entrepreneurs often use their skills and cultural knowledge to create businesses that serve niche markets and foster cultural integration. However, they face significant barriers, such as social expectations, regulatory constraints, and difficulties accessing capital. The analysis highlights the competencies that enable success, including adaptability, resilience, and the strategic use of social networks. Female migrant entrepreneurs contribute significantly to host societies through economic growth, job creation, and innovation, while also challenging traditional gender norms. Policy recommendations include increasing access to finance, providing tailored training, and reforming regulations to support these entrepreneurs and enhance their integration into host communities. This chapter underscores the transformative potential of female migrant entrepreneurship, illustrating how individual agency interacts with institutional environments to shape opportunities and outcomes for women in migration. By addressing existing barriers, societies can unlock the full potential of this dynamic and resilient group.