Women migrate in the contemporary world: sold into slavery or fleeing natural disasters or violence; in search of income to support their families or in search of greater autonomy.
Women migrate in the contemporary world: sold into slavery or fleeing natural disasters or violence; in search of income to support their families or in search of greater autonomy. Women migrate on journeys in which dreams and nightmares intertwine, in which the desire to leave combines with the desire to return. Migration thus often becomes an experience of fragmentation, where the heart doesn't always follow the path of the feet. Involved in the productive sphere of external work, they rarely abandon responsibility for the reproductive sphere, even if in many cases transnationally, by sending remittances. They take on, body and soul, the commitment to the well-being - read human development - not only of their family members, but also of those they care for, especially when involved in the productive sphere in domestic care work, nursing or childcare. But who looks after the well-being of these migrant and refugee women? What price do they pay for caring for others? In other words, the question is not only whether migrant women contribute to development, but also whether the contemporary development process contributes to the well-being - or human development - of migrant and refugee women.
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