title: The social construction of gendered migration from the Philippines.
abstract: "This article examines how the social construction of gender influences the migration of Filipina overseas workers and contributes to the increased vulnerability and exploitation of women migrants.  In particular, direct and indirect socialization processes, as well as gendered and racial stereotypes, are manifest within the labor recruitment process, helping to channel women migrants into the domestic services and entertainment sectors...."
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D001519:Behavior; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D006280:Health Workforce; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009790:Occupations; D010679:Philippines; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012737:Sex Factors; D012919:Social Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014933:Women's Rights
keywords: Asia; Behavior; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Gender Issues; Human Resources; Inequalities; International Migration--determinants; Labor Force; Migrant Workers--women; Migration; Occupations; Philippines; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Sex Factors; Social Behavior; Socioeconomic Factors; Southeastern Asia; Women's Status