The goal of the conference is to analyse and to explore causes, problems, difficulties, opportunities, prospects, achievements and outcomes for female immigrants and female labour migrants in host countries. We welcome individual papers from different disciplines doing cultural, cross-cultural and multi-cultural research relating to the migration of women and gender issues (migration studies, economy, psychology, medicine, management, sociology, anthropology, gender studies etc.).
Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- The migration of women from former Soviet Union countries to Turkey;
- Women-immigrants in host countries;
- Behavior and survival strategies of female migrants in host countries;
- Female migration as a modern phenomenon;
- Labour movements worldwide;
- The migration of women from former Soviet Union countries to Turkey;
- Women-immigrants in host countries;
- Behavior and survival strategies of female migrants in host countries;
- Female migration as a modern phenomenon;
- Labour movements worldwide;
- Gender and racial stereotypes;
- Gender equality and inequality;
- Medical services for female migrants;
- Female migration and shadow economy;
- Legal and illegal status of female immigrants;
- Citizenship and governmental support for female migrants;
- Discrimination and violence against female migrants;
- The law in host countries and its impact on the migration of women;
- Marriage, family, parenting of female immigrants in host countries;
- Modern slavery of female migrants abroad.
Please submit an abstract of the paper (approx. 350-400 words) with a brief author bio of 100-150 words no later than May 15, 2015. Please, submit your work as an attachment in Word [.doc - or - .docx] to mutam@maltepe.edu.tr. All submissions must be final and fully edited.
Abstract Details:
For each abstract you are expected to submit following information:
- Presentation title
- Name(s) of author/s
- Affiliation(s) of author/s
- An abstract of the paper (approx. 350-400 words)
- Short (100-150 words) biography of the presenter
Important Dates:
March 30. 2015 Abstract submission opens
May 15, 2015 Submission deadline for all abstracts
May 30, 2015 Notification of the selected abstracts
June 1, 2015 Opening registration for participation
June 15, 2015 Deadline for registration
July 30-31, 2015 The Conference
Date and time: July 30-31, 2015.
Location: The International Conference “Female Migration” will take place at
Maltepe University, İstanbul, Turkey.
- Gender equality and inequality;
- Medical services for female migrants;
- Female migration and shadow economy;
- Legal and illegal status of female immigrants;
- Citizenship and governmental support for female migrants;
- Discrimination and violence against female migrants;
- The law in host countries and its impact on the migration of women;
- Marriage, family, parenting of female immigrants in host countries;
- Modern slavery of female migrants abroad.
Please submit an abstract of the paper (approx. 350-400 words) with a brief author bio of 100-150 words no later than May 15, 2015. Please, submit your work as an attachment in Word [.doc - or - .docx] to mutam@maltepe.edu.tr. All submissions must be final and fully edited.
Abstract Details:
For each abstract you are expected to submit following information:
- Presentation title
- Name(s) of author/s
- Affiliation(s) of author/s
- An abstract of the paper (approx. 350-400 words)
- Short (100-150 words) biography of the presenter
Important Dates:
March 30. 2015 Abstract submission opens
May 15, 2015 Submission deadline for all abstracts
May 30, 2015 Notification of the selected abstracts
June 1, 2015 Opening registration for participation
June 15, 2015 Deadline for registration
July 30-31, 2015 The Conference
Date and time: July 30-31, 2015.
Location: The International Conference “Female Migration” will take place at
Maltepe University, İstanbul, Turkey.
Registration details: Inclusion in the final program is contingent on payment of the registration fee by the presenting authors by June 15, 2015.
Conference fee: 125 Euro.
The beneficiary details: will be announced.
