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Escaping workplace gender discrimination through mobility? Labor-market experiences of Polish female migrants in the West
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Based on qualitative data gathered during a comparative doctoral research project, this article aims to shed light on the transnational mobility of women as viewed through the lens of the labor market and takes an intersectional approach to the nexus of gender, class, and ethnicity. It investigates in particular the careers of Polish women whose migratory decisions appear to have been affected by gender inequalities and injustices prevalent in the labor market in Poland, and examines accounts by female migrants of their experiences of unfair labor-market practices based on gender. Improved labor-market positions (in general) and personal recollections of positive change and career advancement (in a subjective and individual sense) are analyzed with reference to the idea of international mobility having emancipatory effects. More importantly, the findings challenge the gender order that assigns characteristics of domesticity and rootedness to women, presenting instead the professional lives of the respondents, which are marked by a high degree of agency and success. ?? Key Words: migration, Poland in the EU, labor market, gender, discrimination
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Motherhood often hinders women's labour market performance and deteriorates their economic position.
“motherhood often hinders women’s labour market performance and deteriorates their economic position (Miller, 2007; Pustułka, 2015)”
From Tightening early childcare choices – gender and social class inequalities among Polish mothers in Germany and the UK (2018) · cites this paper as Pustułka, 2015
Destination regimes often capitalize on mothers as workers, yet tend to relegate women - unlike men - from working-classes into biological reproduction settings of traditional families by offering them fewer good opportunities.
“destination regimes often capitalize on mothers as workers, yet tend to relegate women – unlike men - from working-classes into biological reproduction settings of traditional families by offering them fewer good opportunities (Pustułka, 2015).”
From Tightening early childcare choices – gender and social class inequalities among Polish mothers in Germany and the UK (2018) · cites this paper as Pustułka, 2015
Neoliberalisation in Poland after the communist state reinforced a traditional family model and decreased participation of women in the labour force.
“neoliberalisation ensued after the communist state and has been paired with rolling-back the state and resulted in the reinforcement of a traditional family model and decreased participation of women in the labour force (Pustułka, 2015).”
From Tightening early childcare choices – gender and social class inequalities among Polish mothers in Germany and the UK (2018) · cites this paper as Pustułka, 2015
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Barglowski, K., & Pustulka, P. (2018) · Comparative Migration Studies · doi:10.1186/s40878-018-0102-6 · Cited by 34
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- Authors
- Pustulka, P.
- Venue
- InterDisciplines. Journal of History and Sociology
- Publisher
- InterDisciplines. Journal of History and Sociology
- Published
- 2015-05-27
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 1
- OpenAlex
- W2198175398
- Cited by
- 4
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 2
- FWCI
- 2.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Locations
- PUB – Publications at Bielefeld University (Bielefeld University)
- InterDisciplines. Journal of History and Sociology
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Labour Market and Migration
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Industrial relations › Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies
- Keywords
- gender discrimination, female migrants, Polish women, transnational mobility, labor market, intersectionality, gender inequality, career development, women's agency, domesticity
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