Gendered Patterns of Migration in Rural South Africa

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 528-551

  Camlin, Carol S ^a   Snow, Rachel C ^b   Hosegood, Victoria ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Gender; Migration; Mobility; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; GENDER RELATIONS; INTERNAL MIGRATION; LABOR PARTICIPATION; MOBILITY; RURAL AREA;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84905028261     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.1794     Document Type: Article

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