Temporary transnational labour mobility and gendered individualization in Europe

Bibliographic Data

ID7921051
AuthorsI Harsløf (0000-0002-8459-6352, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, corresponding author), Dennis Zuev (0000-0001-8322-9748, Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa)
Year2023
Volume18
Issue2
Pages232-249
Publication date2023-03-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMobilities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1745-0101 • E-ISSN: 1745-011X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17450101.2022.2092417
OpenAlexW4285007155
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited54

In a context of a new transnational division of labour, temporary international labour mobility is on the rise in Europe. In particular, recent decades have seen considerably more women seeking work experience abroad. Observers have been concerned with how such mobility is related to individualization, and in particular how it may challenge collective institutions, communities and families. The aim of this study is to explore such issues among women and men with international work experience. Using data from European Social Survey, the paper investigates previously mobile workers in terms of their current working and living conditions. Across genders, we consider different forms of individualization that may be associated with transnational labour mobility. While both women and men with transnational work experience generally feature strong strategic individualization, this is most pronounced among men. Hence, men's mobility is among other things associated with increased autonomy in working life, while–in contrast to women–it does not seem to hamper their integration in the sphere of social reproduction

Autonomy · Demographic economics · Division of labour · Economics · Political science · Social mobility · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy

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