Explanations of Qualified Migration: The Role of Women seen from the Perspective of the North American Experience. Stereotypes, Biases, and Challenges

Explanations of skilled migration have followed their own research path, relatively distanced from the theoretical explanations of migration in general and thus have failed to produce a dialogue, reproducing categories, concepts, and assumptions that replicate gender stereotypes without sufficient discussion. Based on the analysis of empirical evidence from the case of skilled migrants in the North American region —specifically, Mexico and the United States—, this article presents information that contributes to the discussion.