title: Gender differences in socioeconomic returns to family migration in Malaysia: the role of family decision making versus labor market stratification.
abstract: In this article the author examines gender differences in the effect of family migration on socioeconomic attainment in Malaysia.  The analysis discerns the relative importance of gender roles in household migration decisions, compared to gender stratification in the labor market.  The Malaysian economy has undergone rapid industrialization and great structural changes which have opened up new economic opportunities, particularly for women.  Despite the somewhat advantaged position of women compared to men in the Malaysian labor market, the author finds that men experience much greater socioeconomic gains than women from family migration.  Hence indicating that family migration decisions in Malaysia, rather than optimizing family gains, compensate for the gender effect in the labor market.  However, the gains of Malaysian men are more assured when they move alone.  Data for the study come from the second round of the Malaysian Family Life Survey.
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authors.lastname: Chattopadhyay
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D001519:Behavior; D003657:Decision Making; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005191:Family Characteristics; D006280:Health Workforce; D008296:Malaysia; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014930:Women
keywords: Asia; Behavior; Decision Making; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Family And Household; Human Resources; Labor Force--women; Malaysia; Migration; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Report; Sex Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Southeastern Asia; Women