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The current share of women in the world's international migrant population is close to one half. Despite the great number of female migrants and their importance for the development agenda in countries of origin, there has until recently been a striking lack of gender analysis in the economic literature on international migration and development. This volume makes a valuable contribution in this context by providing eight new studies focusing on the nexus between gender, international migration, and economic development.
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Although women now account for half of the growing wave of international migration, insufficient attention has been paid to gender differences in migration patterns and economic impacts on origin and destination countries. In introducing seven chapters compensating for this oversight, World Bank researchers (as part of the Research Program on International Migration and Development) cite recent trends and data gaps. Via econometric models with supporting tables and figures, contributors shed light on aspects of gendered factors in migration and women's experiences in the US labor market. Published in conjunction with Palgrave MacMillan as the third volume in an unspecified series. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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