Effects Of Rural-Urban Migration On Rural Female Workers

effects of rural-urban migration on rural female workers

As described in previous study, the main goal of female migrants going out to the urban areas is to earn a higher income and improve their household’s economic wellbeing. Indeed, off-farm employment enables them to gain relatively higher earnings and improve their family’s living standards. However, although migration is usually motivated by economic goals, the outcome permeates cultural, political, and ideological spheres of rural life, which in turn shape the content of values and lead to the next generation of goals (Murphy 2002, 21).