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Privileged Daughters? Gendered Mobility among Highly Educated Chinese Female Migrants in the UK
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Abstract The one-child generation daughters born to middle-class Chinese parents enjoy the privilege of concentrated family resources and the opportunity for education overseas. We focus on the "privileged daughters" who have studied abroad and remained overseas as professionals. Using three cases of post-st... view more
The one-child generation daughters born to middle-class Chinese parents enjoy the privilege of concentrated family resources and the opportunity for education overseas. We focus on the "privileged daughters" who have studied abroad and remained overseas as professionals. Using three cases of post-student female migrants who were of different ages and at different life stages, we situate their socioeconomic mobility in the context of intergenerational relationships and transnational social space. Drawing on further interview data from the same project we argue that, although the "privileged daughters" have achieved geographical mobility and upward social mobility, through education and a career in a Western country, their life choices remain heavily influenced by their parents in China. Such findings highlight the transnationally transferred gendered burden among the relatively "elite" cohort, thus revealing a more nuanced gendered interpretation of transnational socioeconomic mobility.... view less
Keywords
China; woman; level of education; studies (academic); foreign countries; migration; mobility; gender-specific factors
Classification
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Free Keywords
career trajectory; gendered mobility; one-child generation; overseas education
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 68-76
Journal
Social Inclusion, 8 (2020) 2
Issue topic
Left Behind? Women's Status in Contemporary China
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed