TY - JOUR
T1 - Husbands' labour migration and wives' autonomy, Mozambique 2000-2006
AU - Yabiku, Scott T.
AU - Agadjanian, Victor
AU - Sevoyan, Arusyak
N1 - Funding Information:
2 This work was made possible by the support of grant R21 HD048257 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - The separation of migrants from the family unit, as a result of labour migration, can have profound effects on family organization and the lives of family members. Using data from a 2006 survey of 1,680 married women from 56 villages in southern Mozambique, we examined the relationship between men's labour migration and the decision-making autonomy of women who stayed behind. The results show that both men's cumulative migration history and current migration status are positively associated with women's autonomy, and that the effects on autonomy may persist even after the man's return. Three intervening factors-women's employment outside the home, lower fertility, and residential independence from extended family members-did not fully mediate the effects of men's labour migration. This is consistent with the assumption that the migrant's absence has a 'direct' effect on his wife's autonomy.
AB - The separation of migrants from the family unit, as a result of labour migration, can have profound effects on family organization and the lives of family members. Using data from a 2006 survey of 1,680 married women from 56 villages in southern Mozambique, we examined the relationship between men's labour migration and the decision-making autonomy of women who stayed behind. The results show that both men's cumulative migration history and current migration status are positively associated with women's autonomy, and that the effects on autonomy may persist even after the man's return. Three intervening factors-women's employment outside the home, lower fertility, and residential independence from extended family members-did not fully mediate the effects of men's labour migration. This is consistent with the assumption that the migrant's absence has a 'direct' effect on his wife's autonomy.
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U2 - 10.1080/00324728.2010.510200
DO - 10.1080/00324728.2010.510200
M3 - Article
C2 - 20865630
AN - SCOPUS:77958495132
SN - 0032-4728
VL - 64
SP - 293
EP - 306
JO - Population Studies
JF - Population Studies
IS - 3
ER -
