Marginalisation and ideas of community among Latin American migrants to the UK

Author(s)
Carlisle, Frances
Editor(s)
Sweetman, Caroline
Porter, Fenella
Publication date
2006-07-01
Subject
Gender
Rights
Keywords
Migration
Gender and Development Journal
GaD
Country
United Kingdom

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Gender & Development
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/131611
DOI
10.1080/13552070600747230
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
The Latin American community in the UK is denied access to services and decent jobs by a combination of restrictive immigration laws, language problems, low wages, prejudice and discrimination, rendering them an impoverished community. This has a disproportionate effect on women, for whom it is a continuous cycle that is difficult to break. This article discusses how marginalisation affects Latin American women migrants, restricting their ability to meet their practical gender needs. The article then examines a community project working with women to overcome discrimination, identifying and achieving both practical gender needs and strategic gender interests. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the <a href="http://www.genderanddevelopment.org">Gender and Development</a> website.
Pages
11
ISSN
1355-2074
EISSN
1364-9221
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