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Title:Female Migrants in the Urban Labour Market: Benin City, Nigeria
Author:Okojie, Christiana E.E.
Year:1984
Periodical:Canadian Journal of African Studies
Volume:18
Issue:3
Pages:547-562
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subjects:urbanization
women migrants
Urbanization and Migration
Women's Issues
Labor and Employment
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/484767
Abstract:In Benin City females out number males. The gap was largest in the 20-30 years age group with 174 females per 100 males, suggesting an influx of young female migrants. This paper explores the following questions: why do women migrate to Benin City? How do female migrants fare in the urban labour market? Are they indistinguishable from non-migrant women? It studies the pattern of labour absorption offemale migrants in the Benin City labour marketby examining three themes: 1) labour force participation, including participation and unemployment rates, and hours worked by migrantstatus; 2) sectoral and occupational distribution in the labour market; and 3) distribution of incomes by migrant status. Bibliogr., notes, tab.
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