Gender, migration, and career trajectories in Malaysia
Chattopadhyay, A.
Demography 35(3): 335-344
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0070-3370 PMID: 9749325 DOI: 10.2307/3004041Document Number: 533457
With data from the Malaysian Family Life Survey, I use a continuous-state hazards model to study the impact of migration on the dynamics of individuals' careers. I distinguish between the effects of family migration and solo migration by gender. The results show that migration alters the career trajectory primarily by accelerating the process of occupational mobility rather than by increasing the level of occupational attainment. Further, the effect of migration on careers varies by type of migration, especially for women. Male-female differences in the outcome of family migration, however, are visible only in transitions into and out of employment.