Responding to Women Migrant's Needs - Gender and Integration Sensitivity of Legislation in Germany and Sweden

This book examines gender- and integration-specific needs of women migrants by using a unique analytic framework, covering both qualitative and quantitative methods and techniques. Case studies from Sweden and Germany are presented, investigating how the gender and integration-neutral or integration-blind nature of the reviewed legislation can disadvantage migrant women in the labor market.

The book contributes to the discourses of liberal and post-colonial feminism through new methodological and empirical insights. It, therefore, is a must-read for everybody interested in a better understanding of migrant women's chances to enter the labor market, as well as gender and integration studies in general.

Muhammad Wajid Tahir is serving as a Research Fellow in the Institute of Political Science, Philipps University Marburg. Tahir has also been teaching undergraduate and postgraduate classes at the Institute of Political Science, Philipps University Marburg (Germany) from 2014 to 2020. His recent book is a result of his Postdoc Research Fellowship funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation. The research was conceded in collaboration with the Philipps University Marburg and Gothenburg University (Sweden) from July 2017 to November 2019. Tahir's research focuses on development and feminist theories; development aid and gender relations; culture, religion, and women's empowerment; gender mainstreaming of public policies and legislation; and migration, integration, and gender equality.