Gender Differences and Family Reunion in the European Union:
Implications for Refugees

Eleonore Kofman; Rosemary Sales

doi:10.25071/1920-7336.21932

Gender Differences and Family Reunion in the European Union: Implications for Refugees

Authors

Eleonore Kofman
Rosemary Sales

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21932

Keywords:

immigration, gender, family, refugees, European Union, immigration policy, migration, human rights, women, power

Abstract

The feminization of immigration flows into Europe, both through family reunion and the independent migration of women, has been one of the most significant social changes of the past two decades. This development has, however, remained largely unexplored. This paper examines the consequences of changes in access to family reunion, and its gendered implications for women entering as family migrants and as applicants to sponsor family members. It calls for a positive evaluation of immigration policy aimed at securing rights as weIl as controlling immigration flows.

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1997-10-01

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Kofman, E., & Sales, R. (1997). Gender Differences and Family Reunion in the European Union: Implications for Refugees. Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, 16(4), 26–30. https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21932

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Vol. 16 No. 4 (1997): Refugee and Immigrant Women: An International Perspective

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