Precarious employment and gender-based violence against migrant women: A scoping review mapping the intersections.
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| Titel: | Precarious employment and gender-based violence against migrant women: A scoping review mapping the intersections. |
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| Autoren: | Chadambuka C; Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto., Namyalo PK; Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto., Raghunauth R; Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto., Arora N; Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University., Kouyoumdjian F; Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University., Essue BM; Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. |
| Quelle: | PloS one [PLoS One] 2025 Dec 01; Vol. 20 (12), pp. e0337690. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Dec 01 (Print Publication: 2025). |
| Publikationsart: | Journal Article; Scoping Review |
| Sprache: | English |
| Info zur Zeitschrift: | Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science |
| MeSH-Schlagworte: | Transients and Migrants*/psychology , Transients and Migrants*/statistics & numerical data , Employment* , Gender-Based Violence*/psychology , Gender-Based Violence*/statistics & numerical data, Humans ; Female ; Job Security |
| Abstract: | The risk of gender-based violence (GBV) against migrant women is largely exacerbated by precarious employment opportunities available to them as they go through the resettlement process. Despite the risk that the connection of precarious employment and GBV pose to migrant women's health and wellbeing, critical gaps exist in literature. Our scoping review sought to identify and synthesize evidence on the interconnectedness of GBV and precarious employment among migrant women. Six electronic databases were searched for empirical literature and two reviewers independently conducted title/abstract and full text screening of studies that met the inclusion criteria. Data synthesis was guided by the intersectionality theory and the Feminist Political Economy framework. 50 articles met the criteria for inclusion in this review. Our findings reveal that precarious employment plays both a catalytic and consequential role in GBV. Findings highlighted how post-migration shifts in gender roles, schedule unpredictability leading to work-life imbalance, and debt bondage trap migrant women in cycles of exploitation and abuse. Few studies highlighted how human trafficking is intertwined with precarious labor markets, where the exploitation and abuse of migrant women mirror the characteristics of human trafficking. This review underscores the urgent need for integrated policy responses that are not only focused on individual supports but also address the structural drivers or labor precarity and protect migrant women from GBV and human trafficking. By applying an intersectional lens, policies and intervention programs can tackle systemic oppression across economic, and social systems essential in reducing exploitation and abuse to advance migrant women's wellbeing. (Copyright: © 2025 Chadambuka et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.) |
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| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20251201 Date Completed: 20251201 Latest Revision: 20251204 |
| Update Code: | 20251204 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC12668559 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0337690 |
| PMID: | 41325405 |
| Datenbank: | MEDLINE |
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Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | The risk of gender-based violence (GBV) against migrant women is largely exacerbated by precarious employment opportunities available to them as they go through the resettlement process. Despite the risk that the connection of precarious employment and GBV pose to migrant women's health and wellbeing, critical gaps exist in literature. Our scoping review sought to identify and synthesize evidence on the interconnectedness of GBV and precarious employment among migrant women. Six electronic databases were searched for empirical literature and two reviewers independently conducted title/abstract and full text screening of studies that met the inclusion criteria. Data synthesis was guided by the intersectionality theory and the Feminist Political Economy framework. 50 articles met the criteria for inclusion in this review. Our findings reveal that precarious employment plays both a catalytic and consequential role in GBV. Findings highlighted how post-migration shifts in gender roles, schedule unpredictability leading to work-life imbalance, and debt bondage trap migrant women in cycles of exploitation and abuse. Few studies highlighted how human trafficking is intertwined with precarious labor markets, where the exploitation and abuse of migrant women mirror the characteristics of human trafficking. This review underscores the urgent need for integrated policy responses that are not only focused on individual supports but also address the structural drivers or labor precarity and protect migrant women from GBV and human trafficking. By applying an intersectional lens, policies and intervention programs can tackle systemic oppression across economic, and social systems essential in reducing exploitation and abuse to advance migrant women's wellbeing.<br /> (Copyright: © 2025 Chadambuka et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.) |
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| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0337690 |