Women's migration and the crisis of care: Grandmothers caring for grandchildren in urban Bolivia

Tanja Bastia

doi:10.1080/13552070903298378

Women's migration and the crisis of care: Grandmothers caring for grandchildren in urban Bolivia

Tanja Bastia

Global Development Institute

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Abstract

Grandparents play a critical role in the reorganisation of care brought about by the increasing migration of women. Yet, they are conspicuously absent from the migration literature. This article looks at the role of grandparents, particularly grandmothers, in caring for migrants' children. It draws on a case study of a rapidly urbanising neighbourhood in Bolivia, and identifies grandmothers as both givers and receivers of care. Through a typology of different types of living arrangements, the article seeks to identify the processes that lead to greater vulnerability. © Oxfam GB 2009.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	389-401
Number of pages	12
Journal	Gender and Development
Volume	17
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13552070903298378
Publication status	Published - Nov 2009

Keywords

Bolivia
Care
Gender
Generation
Grandmothers
Migration

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Women's migration and the crisis of care: Grandmothers caring for grandchildren in urban Bolivia

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