Feminization of Ecuadorian migration
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The feminization of migration is a human mobility process that responds to several social, economic and even political situations that have taken place worldwide. Regarding the case of Ecuador female migration wave to Europe was primarily the result of a critical period that the country faced in the late nineties. The article explores the circumstances that produced such migration; we also analyze gender roles of men and women in their country of origin and destination as well as transnational motherhood.
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