Male outmigration and women s work and empowerment in agriculture

Abstract

Este artículo estudia los efectos de la migración masculina en diferentes países.

Migration is important in the development agenda1 and is closely connected with agriculture in many countries. Limited available evidence suggests that across the globe the migration originating from rural areas is predominantly male (Mueller et al. 2015), which could potentially lead to significant socioeconomic changes in rural areas, including changes in traditional gender norms. Yet limited rigorous evidence exists on the direct impact of male outmigration on women s work within and outside of agriculture, with even less evidence on its consequences on intrahousehold decision-making and women s empowerment. This is due to the fact that most existing survey data include information on either migration or women s empowerment but rarely on both aspects together