Marriage and employment patterns amongst UK-raised Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi women

Angela Dale, Sameera Ahmed

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Abstract

Discussion over marriage migration in the UK has largely focused on the South Asian groups, identified in survey data as Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi. This paper uses qualitative interviews and national Labour Force Survey data to gain some insights into how UK-born Pakistani and Bangladeshi women view marriage and, in particular, marriage to a partner from their country of origin; the extent to which UK-born Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi women and men marry partners from overseas and the key factors that influence this; and the effect on the level of economic activity for Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi women of marriage to a UK-born/raised partner versus a partner from overseas.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)902-924
Number of pages23
JournalEthnic and Racial Studies
Volume34
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Employment
  • Gender
  • Marriage
  • Migration
  • South Asian
  • Women

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cultural Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Sociology and Political Science

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