A ‘Minority’ on the Move: Boundary Work among Filipina Muslim Migrant Domestic Workers in the Middle East

This article analyses the migration of a religious ‘minority’ that is largely invisible within migration studies, namely Muslim Filipina domestic workers. More specifically, this research shows that the category of ‘minority’ is not fixed and is always negotiated through transnational spaces and boundary work. In doing so, the article highlights how religious belonging, the status of minority and migration intersect and are negotiated during the period prior to these women leaving their country, during their time in the country of destination, and when they return to the Philippines. How boundary work affects the religious belonging of this Muslim ‘minority’ is underlined by presenting the Middle East as an opportunity to perform norms of ‘Muslimness’. The performance of these norms as an opportunity for these women to challenge the status of being a ‘minority’ in the Philippines is also examined. Finally, this article shows how these Muslim ‘minorities’ gain access to a certain symbolic capital by becoming hajji and balikbayan (returnees) when they return home.     

Chinese migrant wives in Taiwan: claiming entitlements,resisting inequality,and rejecting citizenship

A considerable number of Chinese women have migrated to Taiwan through marriage over the last two decades. Although the demographics of these marriage migrants have transformed over the years, a misunderstanding still exists as migrant wives are seen as commodities and gaining citizen status is seen as their ultimate goal. Using in-depth interviews, this research takes a bottom-up approach by allowing Chinese migrant women in Taiwan to define and interpret their own citizenship. It explains how they negotiate the politics of citizenship as they confront harsher immigration restrictions than immigrants of other origins because of their Chinese identity. This paper suggests that immigrants’ intersectional identities shape their conceptualization of Taiwanese citizenship, although their agency is limited. My findings illustrate that some Chinese migrant wives embrace citizenship entitlements while others’ experiences with citizenship differ depending on their positionality in both the private and the public. My findings also show that some migrant wives actively reject Taiwanese citizenship, challenging the myth that all Chinese immigrants desire Taiwanese citizenship. This study contributes to citizenship and migration studies using a feminist, intersectional approach and raises implications for the degree to which migrant wives have agency in constructing their citizenship.     

计划生育奖励扶助制度实施中的问题及改进建议——基于福建泉州、厦门两地的调查

对福建省泉州、厦门两市所属六区所做的调查表明,计划生育奖励扶助制度在实施过程中存在着不少问题,主要有:奖扶标准过低、受益滞后;规范性不强,手续繁烦;与相关政策之间缺乏良好的统筹与衔接,产生了一定的"逆向"作用。据此提出完善制度的政策建议:根据社会经济发展水平,适时提高计生奖励扶助金额;简化计生奖励扶助制度受益对象的确定手续;完善制度设计,实现计生奖励扶助制度与其他惠民制度的良好统筹与衔接。     

独生子女父母再就业意愿的影响因素——基于对上海市老年独生子女父母调查的Ordinal回归实证分析

利用2010年上海市"老年独生子女父母状况与需求调查"的原始数据,在进行独生子女父母再就业意愿和父母个人特征、子女特征双变量统计的基础上,以Ordinal回归检验实证分析影响独生子女父母再就业意愿的因素。研究发现,独生子女父母的性别、年龄、受教育程度、经济状况和健康状况是影响他们再就业意愿的主要因素,同时子女婚姻状况也显著影响父母再就业意愿,但考虑子女特征时,父母受教育程度的影响不再显著。     

西部农村女性家庭地位与权利意识——基于甘肃省嘉峪关市农村地区的调查

为了了解西部农村女性的家庭地位与权利意识情况,对甘肃省嘉峪关市三个行政村进行了问卷调查,包括婚姻自主权、家庭实权、家庭地位满意度等方面内容,并得出结论:农村女性教育水平低下、权利意识缺乏等是影响其家庭地位的主要因素。最后提出提高农村女性家庭地位与权利意识的对策。     

我国人口与计划生育统计制度运行现状调研

采用访谈和文献归纳的方法,对山西、黑龙江、甘肃、重庆、江苏、河北省12个县(市、区)的人口与计划生育统计工作进行了考察。调研发现:人口统计工作在统计指标、统计方法、数据质量、数据应用、人员配备、目标管理责任制、工作保障方面存在问题。其原因在于认识不足、重视不够,对统计工作与信息化关系认识不清,缺乏法律保障,经费投入不足等。据此提出了制定法律法规、强化地位,健全机制、调整指标,统一规划信息化,加强目标管理责任制等政策建议。     

农业转移人口市民化评价指标体系的实证研究——以四川省为例

通过从市民化"三力合一"的动力机制角度入手,引入经济发展推动力、就业与社保支持力、公共服务保障力等19个指标,借助AHP方法和主成分分析,建立起农业转移人口市民化的评价指标体系。分析结果表明:该评价指标体系具有很高的实际价值,各地区在大力推进农业转移人口市民化的过程中应抓住经济发展这一关键,同时也应根据自身实际情况找准定位,完善现有模式,全方位地推进城镇化发展。     

借鉴北京经验，强化上海人口调控

北京开展人口调控的具体做法有：调整中低端制造业和服务业,有针对性地“以业控人”;规范房屋出租,通过居住空间压缩形成挤出效应;开发、培训、奖励“三位一体”,努力提升本地就业替代;注重科学规划和功能疏解,努力实现人口合理布局;重评估、抓考核、推立法,全面保障人口调控。借鉴北京经验,强化上海人口调控,必须立足于综合调控,注重整合各部门力量,突出规划、政策的衔接和统筹,确保政策指向的一致性和政策执行的协同性,以实现部门间齐抓共管的高效联动。     

城区创新过程中的人口难题及应对——以上海杨浦区为例

特大型城市面临着城区创新和人口发展的双重挑战。城区创新发展与原有人口基础、产业结构和劳动力资源之间存在着巨大的反差和矛盾。而人口因素是人口基础、产业结构和劳动力资源等3个因素中的主导因素。只有将人口与经济、社会有机地结合起来,科学地梳理城区创新与人口发展的关系,将人口发展寓于城区产业升级、旧城改造当中,才能有效地推动城区创新发展。     

加强人口调控与建设和谐社会

建设和谐社会是我国社会转型步入后20年的关键战略时期,加强人口调控是建设和谐社会的应有之义。现阶段,我国的人口调控面临着严峻的挑战。要建设社会主义和谐社会,我们就必须与时俱进,加强人口调控,探求人口调控更优的替代政策。