2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Women being left behind in the countryside by husbands who migrate to
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work has been a common phenomenon in China. On the other hand, over
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time, rural women''s participation in migration has increased
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precipitously, many doing so after their children are older, and those
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of a younger generation tend to start migrant work soon after finishing
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school. Although these women may no longer be left behind physically,
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their work, mobility, circularity, and frequency of return continue to
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be governed by deep-rooted gender ideology that defines their role
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primarily as caregivers. Through the biographical stories of two rural
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women in Anhui, this article shows that traditional gender norms persist
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across generations. Yingyue is of an older generation and provided care
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to her husband, children, and later grandchildren when she was left
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behind, when she participated in migration, and when she returned to her
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village. Shuang is 30 years younger and aspires to urban lifestyle such
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as living in apartments and using daycare for her young children. Yet,
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like Yingyue, Shuang''s priority is caregiving. Her decisions, which are
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in tandem with her parents-in-law, highlight how Chinese families stick
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together as a safety net. Her desire to earn wages, an activity much
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constrained by her caregiving responsibility to two young children,
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illustrates a strong connection between income-generation ability and
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identity among women of the younger generation. These two stories
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underscore the importance of examining how women are left behind not
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only physically but in their access to opportunities such as education
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and income-generating activity.'
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affiliation: 'Fan, CC (Corresponding Author), Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Geog, Los
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Angeles, CA 90095 USA.
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Fan, C. Cindy, Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Geog, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA.
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Chen, Chen, Shanghai Univ, Asian Demog Res Inst, Shanghai 200444, Peoples R China.'
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author: Fan, C. Cindy and Chen, Chen
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author-email: 'fan@geog.ucla.edu
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chenchen923@shu.edu.cn'
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author_list:
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- family: Fan
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given: C. Cindy
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- family: Chen
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given: Chen
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.17645/si.v8i2.2673
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eissn: 2183-2803
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files: []
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journal: SOCIAL INCLUSION
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keywords: caregiving; China; left behind; rural-urban migration; women
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keywords-plus: MIGRANTS; INEQUALITY; HUKOU
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language: English
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number: '2'
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number-of-cited-references: '29'
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orcid-numbers: 'Fan, Chi-fun Cindy/0000-0001-8377-9344
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Chen, Chen/0000-0001-5283-489X'
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pages: 47-57
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papis_id: fae895404eaacf61d0769f8604efa62f
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ref: Fan2020leftmigration
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times-cited: '7'
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title: Left Behind? Migration Stories of Two Women in Rural China
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000530127400005
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usage-count-last-180-days: '4'
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usage-count-since-2013: '21'
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volume: '8'
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web-of-science-categories: Social Issues; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
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year: '2020'
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