[open-development] Invitation to participate in an online discussion on gender and migration, 2-15 September

Fri Aug 30 14:11:43 UTC 2013

Dear colleagues,

I thought you could be interested in participating in an online discussion on gender, social norms and migration - which will be hosted on www.wikigender.org<http://www.wikigender.org> from Monday 2 September. Also, it would be fantastic if you could spread the word about it by sending the below invitation to your contacts and networks.

The link to the discussion page and all guiding questions is http://bit.ly/16TdlNJ and the hashtag on Twitter is #migration<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23migration&src=typd>

Best regards,

Estelle Loiseau

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Estelle Loiseau
Gender Programme Officer
Social Cohesion Unit
2, rue André Pascal - 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France
Tel: +33 1 45 24 95 59 | estelle.loiseau at oecd.org<mailto:somali.cerise at oecd.org> | www.oecd.org/dev/gender

Wikigender<http://www.wikigender.org/> is running a new online discussion in partnership with the International Organization for Migration<http://www.wikigender.org/index.php/International_Organization_for_Migration_(IOM)> (IOM), the Scalabrini Migration Center<http://www.wikigender.org/index.php/Scalabrini_Migration_Center> (SMC), Wikiprogress<http://www.wikiprogress.org/index.php/Main_Page> and Wikichild<http://www.wikiprogress.org/index.php/Child_well-being> on:

How do discriminatory social norms relate to the gender dynamics of international migration?

Open from 2-15 September

The discussion will explore the linkages between the social norms that discriminate against women and migration processes. The main findings will be included in the OECD Development Centre<http://oecd.org/dev/>'s forthcoming issues paper looking at migration from a gender perspective, based on new findings from the Social Institutions and Gender Index<http://www.genderindex.org/> (SIGI). The outcomes of the discussion will also be synthesised in a final report and available on Wikigender.

Some of the questions that we would like you to consider include:

·         Which discriminatory social norms and practices (for example, women's lower status in the family, violence and discrimination against women or restricted access to resources) hinder female migration the most and why? What can be done about it?

·         Do social norms play a role in female migration in terms of choice of destination?

·         How does female/male migration impact on family dynamics in both the country of origin and destination?

·         What are the good practices that ensure women migrants' human rights in both the country of origin and the country of destination?

·         What are some of the key indicators that are or could be collected to better understand the social and economic outcomes for female migrants?
The link to the discussion page and all guiding questions is http://bit.ly/16TdlNJ and the hashtag on Twitter is #migration<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23migration&src=typd>

To post a comment, simply go to the "Contribute!" section of the discussion page<http://bit.ly/16TdlNJ>. We count on your participation in this important discussion and hope you can disseminate it widely to your contacts!

Feel free to also use these links to send an invitation to your contacts:

-          English: http://bit.ly/14GJ0Cu

-          Spanish: http://bit.ly/19Qa0Ad

-          French: http://bit.ly/1a2a1oi
Many thanks and we look forward to your participation<http://www.wikigender.org/index.php/Online_Discussion:_The_impact_of_social_norms_on_female_migration>!

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