Migration and Occupational Changes during Periods of Economic Transition

Women and Men in Vietnam

Bibliographic Data

ID11147705
AuthorsY K Djamba (0000-0002-9337-0013, Southeastern Louisiana University, corresponding author), Sidney Goldstein (Brown University), Alice Goldstein (Brown University)
Year2000
Volume9
Issue1
Pages65-92
Publication date2000-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian and Pacific migration journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0117-1968 • E-ISSN: 2057-049X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/011719680000900103
OpenAlexW2326856009
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited29

This paper examines the impact of internal migration on gender differences in occupational mobility after the introduction of economic reform ( Doi Moi) in Vietnam. Data derived from a survey conducted in 1997 in six provinces of Vietnam provide the basis for comparing the experience of permanent migrants, temporary migrants, and non-migrants. The results show that migration reduces gender differences in occupational distribution by increasing women's participation in traditionally male occupations. But men's relative advantage in occupational mobility over women's remains. The multivariate analysis showed that permanent male migrants were more likely to be upwardly mobile than females if their move occurred in the later Doi Moi. Such findings suggest that the freedom of movement and the ability to engage in private enterprise, while allowing women more autonomy, have not yet successfully promoted female upward occupational mobility

Autonomy · Demographic economics · Distribution (mathematics · Economics · Geography · Internal migration · Multivariate analysis · Occupational mobility · Occupational prestige · Political science · Population · Social mobility · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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