The Effects of Gender and Migration.

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Migration have tendency to grow, so the numbers of migrants keep increasing whit every year. Almost a half of the migrants are women. Migrations can be examined from to aspects- it promotes people developments and it can also disturb developments. Migrations for some people are only chance to fulfill their dreams and escape their lives, but for others migration can make their lives more miserable than they were before. Gender talking about migration is essential element, because it shows why people migrate and what their destinations are. The main areas from which people migrate are Africa, China, Philippines, and India. Migration can be external or internal. Everything that is around us- actions and other people that make society where we live in, can impact decision of people to migrate to other places.
Nowadays governments, NGOs and other organizations try to limit the migration, but it isn’t possible as successfully as it is expected, because the main causes of migration are rooted in the society and it is hard to uproot them. The main migration aims can be divided into two aspects- economic and social aspects. Economic aspect includes mainly problems with money and desire for better job and salary. Migration to achieve better job and salary is only chance for women to gain poverty, because then they can be economically independent from their husbands and families. For men it is easier to get better job whit better salary and better working conditions. Unfortunately for women it isn’t so easy. Mostly they get works that is connected with entertainment, manufacturing, social works or education. But not always the conditions are good. The job could be illegal, irregular, with lower incomes and with poor working conditions. But ...

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...ey don’t need to travel al the time and they can stay in one area.
To sum up, the migration is widespread tendency what people do all over the world, but especially in areas where are low living standards or people feel discriminated. Men and women migrate because of different reasons. Women mainly migrate because they want to achieve more power, feel independent, and control their own life, also they migrate because they want to live with their husbands and children. Men migrate mostly because they want to get better job and send money to their families. The migration can be limited, but it can be effectively limited only if women and men can achieve their goals in their own countries and feel free and achieve good living standards. Also society in those countries where migration is essential problem, need to change, and try not to judge and discriminate people.

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