Transnational migration and Mexican women who remain behind: An intersectional approach.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the scope, range, and nature of the existing literature on Mexican women who remain behind in their communities of origin while their partners migrate abroad.

Design

A scoping review informed by an intersectionality framework was conducted over four months, January-April 2020.

Data sources

The electronic databases Medline, PsyINFO, Global Health, CINAHL, Gender Studies Database, Dissertations & Theses Global, LILACS, IBECS, and Sociological Abstracts were searched.

Review methods

Articles were included if they focused on Mexican women who remain behind across transnational spaces. Two independent reviewers screened and selected articles. Data were analyzed and synthesized using descriptive statistics for quantitative data and content analys

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Sanchez H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7489560 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature