Working gendered boundaries : temporary migration experiences of Bangladeshi women in the Malaysian export industry from a multi-sited perspective / Anja Rudnick
TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2: ENGENDERING MIGRATION THEORY; CHAPTER 3: THE SENDING AND THE RECEIVING COUNTRY: BANGLADESH AND MALAYSIA; CHAPTER 4: THE FIELD SETTING: METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES REGARDING GENDER-SENSITIVE RESEARCH; CHAPTER 5: WHY MIGRATE?; CHAPTER 6: FROM DESIRE TO DECISION AND DEPARTURE; CHAPTER 7: WORKING IN MALAYSIA'S EXPORT INDUSTRY: CONDITIONS AND WAGES; CHAPTER 8: LIVING IN MALAYSIA: NEGOTIATING TWO CULTURES; CHAPTER 9: BACK IN BANGLADESH: A NEW BEGINNING?; CHAPTER 10: CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; SUMMARY; SAMENVATTING
Summary
This study explores the short term migration of Bangladeshi women to Malaysia to work in labour intensive, export oriented factories, and considers the consequences of their decision to migrate
Notes
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Proefschrift)--Universiteit van Amsterdam, 2009
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-308)
