Zrozumieć migracje kobiet: gdy siwiejąca Europa potrzebuje opieki
To understand women’s migration: when aiging Europe is in need of help

Summary/Abstract: The article addresses problems of women’s labour migration.They are connected with the transformation of modern families,in particular with the restriction of their caring potential in richcountries as a result of professional work of women and decreasedfertility, while at the same time the population in these countries isaging. The care deficit which emerged there attracts women frompoorer countries who face difficulties in finding jobs in their countriesof origin.The article also discusses individual aspects of women’s migrationincluding their emotional burden relating to leaving the country,separation from their children and family as well as difficult workingand living conditions. The adverse effects of migration of motherson the children left behind in their countries, particularly on theirmental health and development as well as the stability of the family,are also discussed.

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