Sexualised politics of proximities among female transnational migrants in Singapore

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-49

  Yeoh, Brenda S A ^a   Huang, Shirlena ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Gender; Global city; Migrant women; Politics of difference; Politics of proximity; Sexual politics; Singapore

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC WORK; GENDER ISSUE; GLOBALIZATION; MIGRANT WORKER; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; POLITICAL RELATIONS; SEXUALITY; WOMENS STATUS; WORLD CITY;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 73349087524     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.579     Document Type: Article

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