Hastings International and Comparative Law Review Volume 22 Article 2 Number 1 Fall 1998 1-1-1998 Gendered Aspects of Migration: Law and the Female Migrant Joan Fitzpartick Katrina R. Kelly Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.uchastings.edu/ hastings_international_comparative_law_review Part of the Comparative and Foreign Law Commons, and the International Law Commons Recommended Citation Joan Fitzpartick and Katrina R. Kelly, Gendered Aspects of Migration: Law and the Female Migrant, 22 Hastings Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 47 (1998). Available at: https://repository.uchastings.edu/hastings_international_comparative_law_review/vol22/iss1/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Journals at UC Hastings Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Hastings International and Comparative Law Review by an authorized editor of UC Hastings Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Gendered Aspects of Migration: Law and the Female Migrant By JOAN FTZPATRICK:: and KATRINA R. KELLY"* I. Introduction While the saga of the female migrant is brave and intriguing, it is known to few. Its story has many divergent plots, but in each recital, gender powerfully shapes fate. The female migrant's compelling story has gone largely unheard, its quiet narrative drowned out by the clamor surrounding other migration concerns. However, globaliza- tion of the economy, easing of transportation barriers and continued disparities in wealth between the South and the North have stimu- lated migration and heightened its profile in both developed and de- veloping states. Developed states apply harsh measures to stem the flow of undocumented aliens-both labor migrants and those seeking asylum-and reduce their hospitality to lawful immigrants.