title: [Female migration and social change in Africa.  The case of Kenya].
abstract: Causes of the recent increase in female rural-urban migration in Kenya are investigated.  "Reasons for this additional migration-wave are to be found in a general weakening of traditional values and authorities, the increasing land shortage and the resulting population pressure in the rural areas, which are factors that do in fact force women to migrate to towns."  Comparisons are made with male migration flows.  Regional differences in migration patterns are also noted.  The author concludes that the increase in female migration is not a result of greater emancipation of women but rather a symptom of increasing poverty among Kenya's female population.  (SUMMARY IN ENG)
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vorlaufer
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000351:Africa, Eastern; D000383:Agriculture; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004777:Environment; D005843:Geography; D007630:Kenya; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011203:Poverty; D012922:Social Change; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014933:Women's Rights
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Carrying Capacity; Comparative Studies; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Africa; Economic Factors; English Speaking Africa; Environment; Geographic Factors; Kenya; Land Supply; Migrants--women; Migration; Migration, Internal; Natural Resources; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Pressure; Poverty--women; Rural-urban Migration--women; Social Change; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status--women; Women's Status