Migration as Opportunity? A Case Study of Polish Women : Migrants in the UK and Returnees in Poland

• Autorzy: Ewa Duda-Mikulin

Warianty tytułu

Migracja jako szansa? Studium przypadku polskich kobiet imigrantek mieszkających w Wielkiej Brytanii oraz powracających do Polski

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Migration from the new European Union (EU) Member States to the United Kingdom (UK) has been identifi ed as one of the most signifi cant social phenomena of recent times and has been studied extensively, particularly since 2004. Although gendered studies of migration are now gaining recognition, there is limited literature in relation to Polish women. There is now much evidence to support the view that migrant women constitute a large proportion of international migrants; within the European context, migrant women already outnumber their male counterparts. Drawing on a review of secondary literature and preliminary fi ndings from new qualitative research undertaken in Poland and the UK, this paper explores how Polish migrant women negotiate their lives in regard to work and welfare responsibilities when exercising their rights as EU citizens. It is argued that migrant women should be seen as active decision makers and that migration may be considered as an opportunity to bring about change in relation to gender roles. It is concluded that migration presents an opportunity to re-evaluate gender norms. (original abstract)

Migracje z nowych państw członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (UE) do Wielkiej Brytanii (UK) zostały określone jako jeden z najbardziej znaczących procesów społecznych ostatnich czasów. Migracje te stanowią popularny przedmiot badań szczególnie po roku 2004. Pomimo tego iż studia genderowe zyskują uznanie, niewiele z nich uwzględnia polskie migrantki. Źrodła podają, że migrantki stanowią dużą część międzynarodowych migrantów, zaś w kontekście europejskim, migrujące kobiety przeważają nad migrującymi mężczyznami. Powyższy artykuł został stworzony na podstawie przeglądu źródeł zastanych oraz wstępnych wyników z nowych badań jakościowych przeprowadzonych w Polsce oraz w Wielkiej Brytanii. Artykuł ten opisuje, jak polskie migrantki negocjują swoje obowiązki w odniesieniu do pracy na etacie oraz opieki nad domem/dziećmi, kiedy przemieszczają się między krajami UE jako jej obywatelki. Autorka argumentuje, iż migrantki powinny być postrzegane jako aktywne decydentki, zaś sam proces migracyjny niesie ze sobą potencjał zmian w kwestii ich ról płci. Konkludując, proces migracyjny może zainicjować ponowną ocenę ról związanych z płcią. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Migration; Woman; Prosperity

PL

Migracja; Kobieta; Dobrobyt

• Czasopismo: Problemy Polityki Społecznej
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: 23
• Strony: 105--121

Twórcy

autor

Ewa Duda-Mikulin

• University of Salford

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