A qualitative, community-based research project that explores the trajectories of migration of Aboriginal people who identify as Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer (LGBTQ) and the impact of mobility on health and wellness.
Provides gender relevant analyses and considerations for policy and program development based on currently available national secondary health data and focuses on three issues: ethnicity and immigration, health care utilization and the relationship between income and health. Highlights gender differences and identify disparities in the distribution of determinants of health, health behaviours, health outcomes, health care utilization as well as vulnerable subgroups of women.
Bibliography and literature review includes articles published in refereed journals since 1990 and some reports where gender, citizenship, migration, and health intersect in discussions of women.
Forms an international forum for research and policy on migration, diversity and changing cities. Forme un forum international pour la recherche et le développement de politiques sur les migrations, la diversité et les villes en évolution.
Describes the patterns and consequences of sexual exploitation, migration, and trafficking of women in Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Venezuela, and the United States.
Examines migration and settlement experiences of immigrant women who settle in Canadian cities, in particular how gender structures the dynamics of migration and settlement, and the various dimensions of citizenship, and how gender intersects with other dimensions of difference. Includes a selected bibliography.
Forms an interdisciplinary team of researchers affiliated with the Metropolis Project. Seeks to pool the findings of recent research (much of it their own work under the auspices of the Metropolis Project) on the migration and settlement experiences of immigrant women who settle in Canadian cities, and contribute to agenda-setting for future research that will deepen knowledge on immigrant settlement and integration experiences in Canadian cities, and that will help in policy formulation.
Reports on an analysis conducted as part of WOREC's (Women's Rehabilitation Centre) programme Integrated Prevention of Trafficking and HIV/AIDS in Women and Children in Nepal. Includes survey and interview results from five Nepalese communities on the subject of grassroots people's perceptions and knowledge about migration, trafficking and HIV/AIDS. Also includes recommendations on these three issues.
