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Abstract:
Causes of the recent increase in female rural-urban migration in Kenya are investigated. "Reasons for this additional migration-wave are to be found in a general weakening of traditional values and authorities, the increasing land shortage and the resulting population pressure in the rural areas, which are factors that do in fact force women to migrate to towns." Comparisons are made with male migration flows. Regional differences in migration patterns are also noted. The author concludes that the increase in female migration is not a result of greater emancipation of women but rather a symptom of increasing poverty among Kenya's female population. (SUMMARY IN ENG)
Keywords:
AfricaAfrica South Of The SaharaCarrying CapacityComparative StudiesCultural BackgroundDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesEastern AfricaEconomic FactorsEnglish Speaking AfricaEnvironmentGeographic FactorsKenyaLand SupplyMigrants--womenMigrationMigration, InternalNatural ResourcesPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsPopulation PressurePoverty--womenRural-urban Migration--womenSocial ChangeSocioeconomic FactorsSocioeconomic Status--womenWomen's Status