Gender Analysis of Cross-border Migration in Rural Border Communities of Ipokia Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria

• Authors: POPOOLA Kehinde Olayinka , OLADEHINDE Gbenga John , Fatusin Afolabi Francis

Title variants

PL

Analiza według płci międzyracicznych migracji w wiejskich społecznościach granicznych na obszarze samorządu lokalnego Ipokia w Ogun State, Nigeria

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The study examined gender dimension of cross border migration in rural border communities of Ipokia local government area, Ogun State, Nigeria. The study specifically examined socio-economic characteristics of migrants, pattern of migration between male and female migrants and reasons for cross border migration in the study area. Multistage sampling technique was used in selecting 184 migrants (both male and female of equal size) in the study area. The study revealed that the mean age of male migrants was 41 years while that of female migrants was 36.3 years. Also, larger percentage of male (75%) and female (51.1%) migrants earn above Nigeria minimum wages (18,000). This was an indication that cross border migration has positive effect on migrants’ standard of living. Major reasons for cross border migration (push factor) for male migrants included poor income, bad economic condition, poverty and few employment opportunities and unfavourable climatic condition, while poor income and poverty were major reasons adduced by female migrants. Moreover, good access to land, commerce and better income reasons were the major considerations for choosing destination area by male migrants while good access to land, marriage, to join family members and better income were the considerations for choosing destination area by female migrants in Nigeria (pull factors). The study concluded that despite the increase in cross border migration into the study area, patterns and reasons for cross border migration vary between men and women.

PL

Niniejszy artykuł analizuje zróżnicowanie według płci międzygranicznych migracji w wiejskich społecznościach granicznych na obszarze samorządu lokalnego Ipokia w Ogun State w Nigerii. Szczególną uwagę skupiono na społeczno-ekonomicznej charakterystyce migrantów, wzorcach migracji pomiędzy kobitami a mężczyznami, a także powodach migracji. W oparciu o wielostopniową technikę doboru próby do badania wybrano 184 migrantów (równa liczba kobiet i mężczyzn) na analizowanym obszarze. Badania wykazały, że średni wiek migrujących mężczyzn wyniósł 41 lata, natomiast kobiet 36,3 lata, jak również, że większa część mężczyzn (75%) i kobiet (51,1%) zarabiała powyżej minimalnej pensji w Nigerii (18 000). Wskazuje to na pozytywny wpływ migracji międzygranicznych na standard życia migrantów. Do głównych powodów migracji międzygranicznych (czynnik „push”) dla mężczyzn należały niski dochód, zły stan ekonomiczny, ubóstwo oraz niewielkie możliwości zatrudnienia, a także niekorzystne warunki klimatyczne. Natomiast migrujące kobiety kierowały się przede wszystkim niskim dochodem oraz ubóstwem.Co więcej, dobra dostępność ziemi i handlu, a także możliwośćlepszych zarobków stanowiły główne czynniki decydujące o wyborze docelowego miejsca migracji (czynniki „pull”) dla mężczyzn, zaś dla kobiet były nimi dobry dostęp do ziemi, możliwość zamążpójścia, dołączenie do członków rodziny oraz lepszy dochód. We wnioskach stwierdzono, że poza wzrostem liczby migracji do analizowanego obszaru, wzorce i powody migracji różnią się pomiędzy kobietami oraz mężczyznami.

Keywords

EN

Gender; Cross border migration; Rural border communities; Ogun; Nigeria

PL

płeć; migracje międzygraniczne; wiejskie społeczności graniczne; Ogun; Nigeria

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Opolski, Wydział Ekonomiczny
• Journal: Economic and Environmental Studies
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 42
• Pages: 165-184

Dates

online

2017-07-15

Contributors

author

POPOOLA Kehinde Olayinka

• Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

author

OLADEHINDE Gbenga John

• Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

redactor

Paradowska Monika

redactor

Platje Joost (Johannes)

redactor

Cibulskiene Diana

author

Fatusin Afolabi Francis

• Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria

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Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25167/ees.2017.42.2