title: Family migration and the economic status of women in Malaysia.
abstract: "The impact of family migration on women's economic position in a developing country setting is an area that has received relatively little research attention. Incorporating a lifetime perspective, this study makes use of the retrospective migration histories of husbands and wives from the second round of the Malaysian Family Life Survey to estimate how joint migration with the husband affects women's socioeconomic achievement. The findings show that family migration depresses the chances of working, but it does not significantly reduce socioeconomic attainment of those who do work. However, when a woman migrates with her husband she does forgo the substantial advantage she could have derived had she moved alone."
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authors.lastname: Chattopadhyay
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005191:Family Characteristics; D008296:Malaysia; D008393:Marriage; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014933:Women's Rights
keywords: Asia; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Employment Status--women; Employment--women; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Husband-wife Comparisons; Macroeconomic Factors; Malaysia; Migration; Migration, Internal; Population; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Research Report; Retrospective Studies; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status--women; Southeastern Asia; Studies; Women's Status; Women's Status--determinants