Singaporeans in China: Transnational women elites and the negotiation of gendered identities

Geoforum

Volumn 36, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 211-222

  Yeoh, Brenda S A ^a   Willis, Katie ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accompanying spouses; Asia; Gender; Skilled migration; Transnationalism; Women entrepreneurs

Indexed keywords

ASIAN IMMIGRANT; GENDER IDENTITY; GLOBALIZATION; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MIGRANT WORKER; SKILLED LABOR; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

EID: 13744256582     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2003.07.004     Document Type: Article

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