Project description DEENESFRITPL Analysing the life trajectory of migrant women The integration of migrants is a pressing issue in Europe. One key challenge is the integration of migrant women, who face a double disadvantage – firstly as migrants and secondly as women. The situation is ever more critical for migrant women with low literacy in Europe. The EU-funded GEMILLI project will conduct a comparative, cross-country and multi-scope analysis of policy and practice in France and Spain – old and new immigration countries. The project will shed light on the main country differences as regards social integration policies and practices. It will also study the local organisations helping migrant women with low literacy levels. By identifying the impacts of the gender-migration-illiteracy nexus, the project will analyse the life trajectory of migrant women in Europe. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective GEMILLI – Gender, Migration and Illiteracy. Policy and Practice for Social Integration aims to analyse the intersections of gender, migration and illiteracy in contemporary European societies, and to give evidence on policy and practice developments for the social integration of migrant women with low literacy in Europe. Building on the existing literature and research evidence, GEMILLI proposes an intersectional, comprehensive and integrated approach, able to advance knowledge further and to inform social policy in the context of the European Union.Considering the present trends of international migration in Europe and the political and scientific challenges brought by the so-called migration crisis and by the increasing inflows of migrants from countries with high illiteracy, this project proposes a comparative, cross-country and multi-scope analysis of policy and practice between old and new immigration countries, taking Spain and France as case studies. GEMILLI will give evidence on a) the main country-differences regarding the social integration of migrant women with low literacy levels; b) the nature, characteristics and functioning of the local organisations working directly with migrant women with low literacy levels and in charge of training, alphabetisation, language learning, and social integration actions; c) the impacts of the intersections of gender, migration and illiteracy for the life trajectories of women. The research design contemplates both the qualitative and quantitative dimensions of the phenomenon and considers macro (institutional/policy), meso (organisation/practice) and micro (individuals/biographies) levels of analysis. It uses a mix-method methodology, combining complementary research strategies such as policy and institutional analysis, organisational case studies and life stories. The project foresees two short-visits for fieldwork in local organisations in the France and in Spain, and a Secondment in The Council of Europe. Fields of science social sciencessociologydemographyhuman migrations Keywords Women Migration Adult illiteracy Intersectionalities Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility Topic(s) MSCA-IF-2019 - Individual Fellowships Call for proposal H2020-MSCA-IF-2019 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF) Coordinator UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE MADRID Net EU contribution € 160 932,48 Address CALLE EINSTEIN 3 CIUDAD UNIV CANTOBLANCO RECTORADO 28049 Madrid Spain See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 160 932,48
