Gender, autonomy and return migration

Negotiating street harassment in Lima, Peru

Bibliographic Data

ID4263102
AuthorsM Cristina Alcalde (0009-0007-3228-8650, Gender and Women's Studies Department University of Kentucky 212 Breckinridge Hall Lexington KY 40506‐0056 USA, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume20
Issue1
Pages25-41
Publication date2020-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobal Networks (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1470-2266 • E-ISSN: 1471-0374
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/glob.12218
OpenAlexW2900884225
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited38

In this article, I approach street harassment broadly as a phenomenon to which women relate globally and as one that affects multiple aspects of their lives, or more specifically their experiences of return migration to Lima, Peru. I propose that street sexual harassment contributes to a restricted sense of autonomy among women return migrants in Lima. I emphasize that, given its pervasiveness, a consideration of street sexual harassment in relation to return migration contributes to a richer, gender-conscious understanding of women's everyday experiences as return migrants. In examining a little studied yet significant form of everyday violence against women in the context of return migration, this article contributes to the growing literature on the intersections of gender, autonomy, and migration. More specifically, I draw on the experiences of middle- and upper-class Peruvians to examine these intersections

Autonomy · Geography · Harassment · Negotiation · Phenomenon · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology

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